Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Burma
Haiti and Burma were recently designated for 18-month Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the US Department of Homeland Security. This 18-month TPS designation allows Haitian nationals living in the US as of May 21, 2021, and Burmese nationals living in the US as of March 11, 2021, to file initial or renewal applications for TPS. This TPS designation is also applicable to individuals without nationality who last resided in either Haiti or Burma. According to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the current situation in Haiti, including a political crisis, social unrest, “an increase in human rights abuses, crippling poverty, and lack of basic resources, which are exacerbated […]
Plan to Extend TPS Benefits
The Government Outlines Its Plan to Extend TPS Benefits Under Court Order Written by Aaron Reichlin, Courtesy of American Immigration Council, Immigration Impact In early October, a federal court ruled that the Trump administration had violated the law when it terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for individuals from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan. After weeks of negotiation with the ACLU, which brought the lawsuit, the government has now come forward with a plan to put that decision in action while the case is on appeal. The government’s plan, published Tuesday night, provides crucial breathing room for TPS holders whose status was set to expire soon. Under the government’s plan, […]