Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates October 2021 No. 7 Vol. 24
Legal Immigration

Legal Immigration

Temporary Protected Status and Undocumented Migration

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In 1990, the U.S. Congress passed a law establishing a system for foreign nationals to remain in the country regardless of their immigration status if sending them home would put them in a potentially dangerous situation. Called temporary protected status (TPS), the system applies when the U.S. government determines that the returnee’s home nation is suffering from environmental disaster, civil unrest or some other extraordinary situation. …

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Does U.S. Law Allow Immigrants With Temporary Protected Status Who Did Not Enter the Country Legally to Apply for Permanent Residency?

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