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Ending Obstacles for Temporary Protected Status Recipients Seeking Legal Permanent Residence

This lawsuit challenges the government’s unlawful practice of depriving certain Temporary Protected Status holders from becoming lawful permanent residents.

  • Fact Sheet

Temporary Protected Status: An Overview

This fact sheet provides an overview of how Temporary Protected Status designations are made, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.

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Senators and Rights Groups Call on White House to Protect, Not Deport Central Americans

January 26, 2016

A growing number of policy-players and makers are calling on the U.S. government to protect, rather than deport, Central American migrants and asylum-seekers. As rampant violence and organized...

  • Blog

Temporary Protected Status for Nepal Designated Following Earthquake

June 24, 2015

On June 24, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it designated Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) based on the conditions resulting from the devastating earthquake in...

  • Blog

After Earthquake in Nepal, Bill Introduced to Grant Temporary Protected Status to Nepalese Nationals

May 4, 2015

One form of humanitarian assistance the United States can offer to Nepal, a country now recovering from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that flattened buildings and killed more than 7,000 people, is...

  • Blog

How Families Are Kept Apart by Current Immigration Laws

April 10, 2015

Family reunification has stood as a central pillar of the U.S. immigration system, dating back to 1965. Despite this, a new study by researchers Maria Enchautegui and Cecilia Menjivar shows that...

  • Press Release

District Court Rules Grant of TPS Is an Admission for Adjustment of Status Purposes

June 5, 2014

Washington, D.C.–The American Immigration Council welcomes last week’s ruling by the United States District Court for the

  • Special Report

Deportation in the Time of Cholera: DHS's Mixed Response to Haiti's Earthquake

May 26, 2011
The dramatic announcement on May 17, 2011 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for another eighteen months to Haitians, including those who...
  • Press Release

DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status to Haitians

May 17, 2011

Washington D.C. - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took an important step on behalf of Haitians affected by last year’s devastating earthquake, dem

  • Press Release

Dissecting the HALT Act: Last Safety Valves in Immigration System Under Attack

April 25, 2011

Washington D.C. - Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement will hold a hearing on the “Hinder the Administration’s Legaliz

  • Fact Sheet

Granting Refuge: Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians in the United States

January 22, 2010
Following the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on January 12, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on January 15...

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