Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues

Wasem, Ruth Ellen ; Ester, Karma

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Immigration;    Immigration policy;    Political refugees;    Right of asylum;    Immigration law;   

RP-ID  :  RS20844
RP-ID  :  RS20844_2012Apr02

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

When civil unrest, violence, or natural disasters erupt in spots around the world, concerns arise over the safety of foreign nationals residing in the United States who are from these troubled places.Provisions exist in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to offer temporary protected status (TPS) or relief from removal under specified circumstances.A foreign national who is granted TPS receives a registration document and an employment authorization for the duration of TPS.The United States currently provides TPS or deferred enforced departure (DED) to over 300,000 foreign nationals from a total of eight countries: El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, and most recently Southern Sudan and Syria.