TPS

<p>TPS stands for Temporary Protected Status, a government program created by Congress in 1990. It was signed into law by President George Bush, with the goal of providing safe haven for immigrants when war, a natural disaster or an epidemic make going back home too dangerous. We're covering changes to the program and the countries listed and removed from protected status.</p>

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Haiti has a burgeoning entrepreneur scene, but can it make room for Haitians forced to return from the US?

Temporary Protected Status for Haitians runs out on July 22, 2019. There are about 58,000 Haitians and their 27,000 US-born children who will be affected.

Haiti has a burgeoning entrepreneur scene, but can it make room for Haitians forced to return from the US?
Man stands on pile of rubble

Homeland Security decides not to deport 1,250 Yemenis to a war zone

Homeland Security decides not to deport 1,250 Yemenis to a war zone
School project of child's hand prints with poem, "When I'm grown and far away, these little hands with you will stay"

As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together

As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together
a man standing before a ravine and waterfall in Yellowstone National Park.

A Syrian with Temporary Protected Status says it's a matter of life or death

A Syrian with Temporary Protected Status says it's a matter of life or death
Two woman stand in kitchen, one older and one younger looking at her phone

After 17 years of 'legal life' in the US, a family considers its next move

After 17 years of 'legal life' in the US, a family considers its next move
A Salvadoran man holds his nation's flag and a sign during a protest rally for immigrants rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2013.

Trump administration decision could force 200,000 Salvadorans out of the US

An estimated 200,000 Salvadorans who are currently covered by TPS could be forced to return to El Salvador.

Trump administration decision could force 200,000 Salvadorans out of the US
Haitian TPS Family

Trump administration decision forces Haitian families to confront an uncertain future in the US

President Donald Trump's decision to end temporary protections for Haitian immigrants shocked recipients, many of whom are now faced with returning to a country they haven't seen in years.

Trump administration decision forces Haitian families to confront an uncertain future in the US
A group of several young children stand in a line with placards reading "Renew TPS Now."

US ends temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants

Some 59,000 Haitian immigrants in the United States will no longer receive protective status starting in 18 months, opening the door for their potential repatriation to their desperately poor home country.

US ends temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants
Children stand next to a banner against the US President's proposed end of the DACA program

Thousands of immigrants with ‘protected status’ face possible deportation

Trump administration deciding fate of those allowed in years ago due to war, natural disasters.

Thousands of immigrants with ‘protected status’ face possible deportation
Men walk by a mural that reads "Get the hell of Liberia, Ebola! And don't come back" in Monrovia, Liberia, April 1, 2016.

Ebola is over. Now the US wants a group of West African immigrants to go home.

They were in the US legally due to a statute offered to people from countries in crisis. Now, their crisis is deemed over, but it's not easy to return home.

Ebola is over. Now the US wants a group of West African immigrants to go home.
This is a rally in support of TPS for Haitian immigrants back in 2009, during a visit by former US President Barack Obama to Miami, Florida.

Haitian immigrants get extension of protected status, worry it might not be long enough

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday extended Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitians in the United States. The program will continue to benefit Haitians for six months.

Haitian immigrants get extension of protected status, worry it might not be long enough
Nepali immigrants registerf or TPS at a clinic at highschool in Queens organized by Adhikaar last March.

With earthquake recovery back home stalled, Nepalis push for renewed protections in the US

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused huge devastation in Nepal in April, 2015. Many Nepalis in America at the time were allowed to stay — and now they want to continue to live in America to help support their families who are still recovering.

With earthquake recovery back home stalled, Nepalis push for renewed protections in the US