What is Temporary Protected Status?
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status granted to eligible nationals of designated countries. The purpose of Temporary Protected Status is to provide protective status to immigrants who cannot safely return to their countries of origin due to extreme conditions (such as an environmental disaster). TPS beneficiaries will [...]
On March 4, 2009, the US House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), began hearings on the effectiveness of the 287(g) program. The hearing was entitled, “Examining 287(g): The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement in Immigration Law”.
Testimony was taken from the following individuals (click on each individual’s name to [...]
Immigration Enforcement - Better Controls Needed
http://www.sflcn.com/story.php?id=5590
http://www.ojornal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20252769&BRD=2677&PAG=461&dept_id=543384&rfi=6
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2009/02/05/2009-02-05_gillibrands_action_must_match_words-2.html
The USCIS has extended the re-registration period for TPS for Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals until December 30, 2008. The release from the USCIS states, in part:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced an extension to the re-registration period for nationals of who have been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and are now eligible to [...]
According to the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services:
“On October 1, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally announced an eighteen-month extension of the TPS designation for eligible Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals from January 6, 2009 to July 5, 2010. Unlike the prior extension of TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, the Federal Register notices [...]
According to the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services:
“On October 1, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally announced an eighteen-month extension of the TPS designation for eligible Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals from January 6, 2009 to July 5, 2010. Unlike the prior extension of TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, the Federal Register notices [...]
President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to be the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in his administration. For insight into Gov. Napolitano’s position on immigration, please view her speech to the National Press Club delivered in 2007.
www.azgovernor.gov
www.dhs.gov
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