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On July 19, 2018, USCIS announced that it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from Somalia through March 17, 2020. The Department of Homeland Security has determined that the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions warrant protection for foreign nationals from Somalia. USCIS may designate a foreign country for TPS if READ MORE

On July 5, 2018, USCIS announced that it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from Yemen through March 3, 2020. The Department of Homeland Security has determined that the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions warrant protection for foreign nationals from Yemen. USCIS may designate a foreign country for TPS if READ MORE

On April 26, 2018, USCIS announced that it will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for beneficiaries from Nepal on June 24, 2019. The Department of Homeland Security has also recommended terminating TPS status for Haiti. USCIS may designate a foreign country for TPS if conditions in the country are unsafe for its nationals to returning READ MORE

USCIS will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 200,000 Salvadorans on September 9, 2019. The Salvadorans were initially granted TPS after earthquakes devastated the country in 2001. The Department of Homeland Security determined that conditions in El Salvador have improved significantly to make it safe enough for the Salvadoran TPS holders to return. The READ MORE

The Department of Homeland Security has extended temporary protected status (TPS) designation for Honduras through July 5, 2018. It was due to expire on January 6, 2018, but because the US government did not make a determination that the conditions in Honduras no longer qualify it for TPS status, the designation was automatically extended by READ MORE

The Department of Homeland Security has terminated the designation of Nicaragua for temporary protected status (TPS). The termination will become effective January 5, 2019, which is 12 months following the end of its current TPS designation.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti as of July 22, 2019. Haitians with TPS will be required to reapply for EADs in order to legally work in the United States. Temporary protected status is offered to legal US residents and undocumented immigrants READ MORE