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Details About Temporary Protected Status
This site is designed to be a one-stop resource for all Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-related information. Below you will find a basic introduction to the TPS program, links to the statute, regulations, and pertinent application forms, as well as information specific to each country (or part thereof) that is or was designated for TPS. For information about past TPS designations, please go to our TPS Archives page. The governing TPS statute is section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and the primary TPS regulations are at 8 C.F.R. § 244. Forms are:
I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
Countries (or parts thereof) that are currently designated for TPS:
El Salvador: Currently designated through September 9, 2010. Most recent TPS re-registration period was from October 1, 2008, to December 30, 2008. Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) are automatically extended through September 9, 2009.
Honduras: Currently designated through July 5, 2010. Most recent TPS re-registration period was from October 1, 2008, to December 30, 2008. Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) were automatically extended through July 5, 2009.
Nicaragua: Currently designated through July 5, 2010. Most recent TPS re-registration period was from October 1, 2008, to December 30, 2008. Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) were automatically extended through July 5, 2009.
Somalia: Currently designated through March 17, 2011. The 60-day re-registration period begins July 27, 2009, and ends September 24, 2009. Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) are automatically extended through March 17, 2010.
Sudan: Currently designated through May 2, 2010. Most recent TPS re-registration period was from August 14, 2008, to October 14, 2008. EADs were automatically extended through May 2, 2009.
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
Liberia: President Barack Obama signed a Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security on March 20, 2009, authorizing an extension of DED for 12 months (from April 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010) for Liberians (and aliens without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia) who were covered under DED as of March 31, 2009. TPS and DED-related EADs are automatically extended through September 30, 2009. Individuals requesting employment authorization through March 31, 2010 must apply for an EAD on Form I-765 while they are covered by DED
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