Revive la esperanza para más 400,000 inmigrantes que perdieron su TPS gracias a Trump
Sep 5, 2018 - Se revive la esperanza para cerca de 400,000 inmigrantes que han perdido su estatus migratorio gracias a la recia política migratoria de Donald Trump.
El congresista republicano Mike Coffman presentó este martes un proyecto de ley que extendería el programa conocido como Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) para todos los países beneficiarios hasta el 15 de septiembre de 2021.
En los últimos meses, el Gobierno del presidente, Donald Trump, ha arrebatado la protección del TPS a 55,000 hondureños, 195,000 salvadoreños y 50,000 haitianos, entre otros, a los que ha dado entre 12 y 18 meses para que regresen a sus países o que cambien su estatus migratorio.
*** Países designados actualmente al TPS
El Salvador, Honduras y Nicaragua
Para ser elegible al TPS, usted debe:
Ser un ciudadano de un país designado al TPS, o una persona sin nacionalidad cuya última residencia habitual fue en el país designado
Presentar la solicitud durante el periodo inicial de inscripción o reinscripción, o cumple con los requisitos de presentación de solicitud tardía durante cualquier extensión de la designación de su país al TPS.
Haber estado presente físicamente de forma continua en Estados Unidos desde la fecha de efectividad de la fecha de designación más reciente de su país
Durante décadas, Estados Unidos renovó de manera automática por periodos de 18 meses el TPS, pero el Gobierno de Trump decidió reevaluar las condiciones que justificaron la concesión del programa país por país.
En los últimos meses, Trump ha decidido poner fin a los TPS para El Salvador, Haití y Nicaragua, de los que se beneficiaban cerca de 325.000 inmigrantes, a los que el Gobierno de EEUU ha dado margen hasta 2019 para que salgan del país.
Por otro lado, Trump sí consideró pertinente extender el TPS para Honduras, al que se acogen unos 86.000 inmigrantes, durante seis meses, hasta el 5 de julio de 2018, cuando volverá a revisar su vigencia.
Immigration United States - What is Temporary Protected Status? Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status granted to eligible nationals of designated countries.
In 1990, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990 (“IMMACT”), P.L. 101-649, Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney General may provide TPS to aliens in the United States who are temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of ongoing armed conflict, the temporary effects of an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions.
On March 1, 2003, pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, the authority to designate a country (or part thereof) for TPS, and to extend and terminate TPS designations, was transferred from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security. At the same time, responsibility for administering the TPS program was transferred from the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
During the period for which a country has been designated under the TPS program, TPS beneficiaries may remain in the United States and may obtain work authorization. However, TPS does not lead to permanent resident status. When the TPS designation of a country is terminated, beneficiaries revert to the same immigration status they maintained before TPS (unless that status had since expired or been terminated) or to any other status they may have acquired while registered for TPS. Accordingly, if an alien had unlawful status prior to receiving TPS and did not obtain any status during the TPS period, the alien reverts to unlawful status upon the termination of that TPS designation.
Who is Eligible for the Temporary Protected Status?
An alien who is a national of a country (or alien having no nationality who last habitually resided in that country) designated for TPS is eligible to apply for benefits under the TPS program if he or she:
- Establishes continuous physical presence and continuous residence in the United States for a specified period of time;
- Is not subject to one of the criminal, security-related, or other bars to TPS; and
- Timely applies for TPS benefits. If the Secretary of Homeland Security extends a TPS designation beyond the initial designation period, the beneficiary must timely re-register to maintain his or her benefits under the TPS program.
An alien is not eligible for TPS if s/he:
- Has been convicted of any felony or two or more misdemeanors committed in the United States;
- Is a persecutor, terrorist or otherwise subject to one of the bars to asylum; or
- Is subject to one of several criminal-related grounds of inadmissibility for which a waiver is not available.
For more specific information relating to eligibility, see INA section 244(c)(2) and 8 CFR §§ 244.1 - 244.4.
What is DED - Deferred Enforced Departure?
Like TPS, DED is a temporary protection from removal which is granted to aliens from a designated country. Unlike TPS, DED is designated by the Office of the President of the United States of America, as a constitutional power to conduct foreign relations. The Secretary of Homeland Security can designate a country for TPS, but the President is the one to designate DED for nationals of a particular country by Executive Order or Presidential Memorandum. DED was first used in 1990 and has been used a total of five times.
List of designated TPS countries are listed below:
Burundi: TPS re-registration period ended November 1, 2005. EAD extension sticker valid through February 28, 2006.
El Salvador: TPS re-registration period from July 3, 2006 to September 1, 2006. EADs auto-extended to March 9, 2007.
Honduras: TPS re-registration period ended June 1, 2006. EADs auto-extended to January 5, 2007.
Liberia: TPS registration period ended October 14, 2005. EAD extension sticker valid through February 28, 2006.
Nicaragua: TPS re-registration period ended June 1, 2006. EADs auto-extended to January 5, 2007.
Somalia: TPS re-registration period ended September 27, 2005. EAD extension sticker valid through February 28, 2006.
Sudan: TPS re-registration period ended November 1, 2005. EAD extension sticker valid through May 2, 2007.