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On September 14, 2020, the Ninth Circuit of Appeals struck a near-fatal body blow to the dreams of the Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries, leaving many of them groping for air as the program nears its death bed.
Though more vulnerable than ever before, TPS beneficiaries need not give up the fight.
However, to survive, they must realize that their best defense is a good offense.
Does a grant of Temporary Protected Status constitute a legal admission?
It depends.
It depends, in part, on where you live. [continue reading…]
Is Canada the TPS solution?
A few days ago, Samuel, a client from Haiti, visited my San Bernardino immigration office. He wanted to talk about the future of the Temporary Protected Status program.
He worried that winning permanent residency was not in the cards. Samuel knew about the latest efforts to derail the TPS path to green cards through marriage.
Fearing deportation and a forced return to his home country, he confided he had been working on Plan B. [continue reading…]
Nearly 20 years old, Honduras TPS and Nicaragua TPS are two of the longest-standing TPS programs.
However, termination dates for both programs have been set.
Nicaragua Temporary Protected Status benefits were designated for closure earlier this year, on January 5, 2019.
Honduras Temporary Protected Status has been scheduled to end on January July 5, 2020.
Due to pending lawsuits, the issue when and if TPS benefits for both nations will terminate is unclear.
From its beginning, the history of Haiti Temporary Protected Status has resembled a political roller coaster ride.
The stability which TPS was created to provide a community during a crisis has been deficient and unsteady throughout the program’s nine-year existence.
As a result, the 2017 announcement that the program would be terminated on July 22, 2019 did not surprise Haitian community leaders. Many believe Haiti TPS has been a disfavored programs since its inception. [continue reading…]
People often hurt those closest to them in ways they would not harm others.
It is not uncommon, psychologists suggest, for individuals to treat relative strangers with more cordiality and respect than their best friends and loved ones.
The same holds true in politics. [continue reading…]
Immigration law is secondary to political policy.
Temporary Protected Status is one such example.
Despite talk about humanitarian concerns, the decision to grant or deny TPS to those in need from a foreign country rests on international Machiavellianism.
Consider TPS for Pakistan.
South Sudan TPS
Most Recent Registration Period: April 5, 2019 – June 4, 2019 (To Be Updated)
Current Expiration Date: May 2, 2022
Sudan TPS
Most Recent Registration Period: October 11, 2017 – December 11, 2017
Termination Date: November 2, 2018
Syria TPS Update
Most Recent Registration Period: September 23, 2019 – November 22, 2019
Current Expiration Date: March 21, 2021
The fundamental premise behind Temporary Protected Status is quite simple.
If the United States is truly the leader of the free world, it has a political obligation to lend a helping help to less fortunate nations.
Especially in their moments of crisis. [continue reading…]
Temporary Protected Status For Somalia is our country’s oldest TPS program.
According to Rand Beers, former director of the U.S Department of Homeland Security, the extensions of TPS have been warranted because the conditions in Somalia that prompted the TPS designation remain ongoing.
There continues to be a substantial, but temporary, disruption of living conditions in Somalia based upon ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in that country that prevent Somalis who have TPS from safely returning. [continue reading…]
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