Temporary Protected Status
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By Bishop Mark Seitz ~ The Hill ~ January 04, 2018 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must decide by Jan. 8 whether to extend or end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador. TPS was created by Congress in 1990 and allows people whose countries have experienced natural ...
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By Kate Morrissey, L.A. Times ~ December 30, 2017 So many people fleeing persecution in their home countries have asked for help in San Ysidro in recent weeks that federal officials have not been able to process all of them, leaving some stranded and running out of money while they wait in ...
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By: Cindy Carcamo , Los Angeles Times ~ July 17, 2017 Ever since Donald Trump was elected, Melody Klingenfuss has known her time in the United States could be limited. The 23-year-old has temporary immigration relief under President Obama’s landmark Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which seemed imperiled amid Trump’s ...
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By: KENDRA ABLAZA, Mississippi Today ~ March 10, 2017 United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday released Daniela Vargas, a 22-year-old Mississippi resident who was detained by immigration agents immediately after she spoke at an immigrants’ rights press conference in Jackson. Elmore & Peterson Law Firm, a Jackson-based firm where ...