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temporary protected status (TPS) or relief from removal under specified circumstances.
and legislation pertaining to TPS has received action in the 110th Congress.
aliens of both kinds are subject to removal.
contrast to the individual circumstances weighed in the case-by-case asylum process.
internationally held position that voluntary repatriation is the best outcome for refugees.
option, and resettlement in a third country as the last alternative.
change in the designated country.5 To obtain TPS, eligible aliens report to U.S.
(DHS), pay a processing fee, and receive registration documents and a work authorization.
residence or citizenship. The “temporary” nature of TPS is apparent in the regulation.
§244 of INA (8 U.S.C. §1254a).
(DHS). DHS’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) administers TPS.
§244(h) of INA (8 U.S.C. §1254a).
Secretary of State need not be consulted.
2000, to March 29, 2003; and Sierra Leone from November 4, 1997, to May 3, 2004.
§240 of INA (8 U.S.C. §1229a); §240B (8 U.S.C. §1229c).
Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Laos, Rumania, and Vietnam.
Source: CRS compilation of USCIS data.
granted DED until March 31, 2009.
prompting many of them to seek entry to the United States.
comparably dangerous and that conditions in Peru and Colombia do not warrant TPS.
repeatedly has not taken a position.
404). The 105th Congress passed legislation enabling Haitians to adjust status (P.L. 105-277).
of Status: A Primer, by Ruth Wasem.

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