What is TPS?
Temporary Protected Status, known as TPS, allows people from certain designated countries that have experienced natural or other disasters to remain in the U.S. until conditions at home allow for a safe return. Each year the Attorney General designates which countries are eligible for TPS. Currently, those countries are Burundi, El Salvador, Honduras, Liberia (scheduled to end on October 1, 2007, at which time Deferred Enforced Departure will be granted), Nicaragua, Somalia, and Sudan. TPS is usually designated for between 12 months and 18 months from the date of its enactment and then is reviewed to determine whether it is safe for persons to return home or whether the designation should be renewed for another year. Persons with TPS are eligible to work and remain lawfully in the U.S. until the designated period ends.
Temporary Protected Status, known as TPS, allows people from certain designated countries that have experienced natural or other disasters to remain in the US until conditions at home allow for a safe return. Each year the Attorney General designates which countries are eligible for TPS. Currently, those countries are Burundi, El Salvador, Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Somalia, and Sudan. TPS is usually designated for only one year from the date of its enactment and then is reviewed to determine if it is now safe for persons to return home or if it should be renewed for another year. Persons with TPS are eligible to work and remain lawfully in the US until the designated period ends.
