Renewing passport in the US

I've seen conflicting information on this everywhere. Has anyone gone through the process of renewing their Ethiopian passport from the US recently? I'm not a green card holder and I'm actually in a weird in between space as I wait for my Stem OPT with an expired EAD card but a valid I-20 document. I hear the INVEA app is only good for green card holders. What's been your experience?