Somalia and Sri Lanka: $5.215 million to be made available for urgent refugee and migration needs

JSA — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:29:11 -0500

According to Presidential Determination No. 2007–8 of December 14, 2006:

Pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1), I hereby determine that it is important to the national interest that up to $5.215 million be made available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for the purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs resulting from conflicts in Somalia and Sri Lanka. These funds may be used, as appropriate, to provide contributions to international, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations and, as necessary, for administrative expenses of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.

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Temporary Protected Status

RSA — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 06:30:02 -0500

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is the primary "protected status" which the U.S. government grants to eligible individuals from certain designated countries, authorizing them to remain in the U.S. for a certain period of time.

Note that you do not necessarily have to be a citizen of the designated country to qualify for TPS. An individual having no nationality in the designated country but who last habitually resided in that country may also be eligible for TPS.

The USCIS describes TPS as follows: "Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status granted to eligible nationals of designated countries. TPS beneficiaries will not be required to leave the United States and may obtain work authorization for the initial TPS period and for any extensions of the designation. TPS does not lead to permanent resident status. When the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) terminates a TPS designation, beneficiaries will return to the same immigration status they had before TPS (unless that status has expired or has been terminated) or to any other status they may have been granted while in TPS."

Countries (or parts thereof) which are currently designated (as of 27-July-2006) under the TPS program are listed below (with links to USCIS information page):

Burundi: TPS re-registration period ended November 1, 2005. EADs auto-extended to May 2, 2007.

El Salvador: TPS re-registration period from July 3, 2006 to September 1, 2006. EADs auto-extended to March 9, 2007.

Honduras: TPS re-registration period ended June 1, 2006. EADs auto-extended to January 5, 2007.

Liberia: TPS registration period ended October 14, 2005. EAD extension sticker valid through February 28, 2006.

Nicaragua: TPS re-registration period ended June 1, 2006. EADs auto-extended to January 5, 2007.

Somalia: TPS re-registration period from July 27, 2006 to September 25, 2006. EADs auto-extended to March 17, 2007.

Sudan: TPS re-registration period ended November 1, 2005. EAD extension sticker valid through May 2, 2007.

SOMALIA

Somalia and Sri Lanka: $5.215 million to be made available for urgent refugee and migration needs

Temporary Protected Status