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On Friday, June 28, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Haiti for 18 months, beginning on August 4, 2024 and ending on February 3, 2026! The announcement states that TPS would be given to Haiti because of  extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti! Secretary of DHS, Alejandro Mayorkas stated, “We are providing this humanitarian relief to Haitians already present in the United States given the conditions that existed in their home country,”!

For further details please review the DHS Press Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status“

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On Friday, April 12, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Ethiopia for 18 months, beginning on June 13, 2024 and ending on December 12, 2025! The announcement states that, “due to ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Ethiopia that prevent individuals from safely returning”!

For further details please review the DHS Press Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status“

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On Friday, March 22, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Burma (Myanmar) for 18 months, beginning on May 26, 2024, and ending on November 25, 2025! The Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas determined that the TPS extension and re-designation are warranted because the civilian government was overthrown in a military coup in 2021 and continues to face many problems! 

For further details please review the DHS Press Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status“ 

  
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On Friday, January 26, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Syria for 18 months, beginning on April 1, 2024 and ending on September 30, 2025! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “We recognize the vulnerable status of Syrian nationals already present in the United States who cannot safely return home,”!

For further details please review the DHS Press Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status“

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On Friday, October 6, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Cameroon for 18 months, beginning on December 8, 2023 and ending on June 7, 2025! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “The United States will continue to offer safety and protection to Cameroonian nationals who are currently unable to safely return home due to ongoing armed conflict, and extraordinary and temporary conditions including human rights abuses,”

For further details please review the DHS Press Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status“

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On Thursday, September 20, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Venezuela for 18 months, beginning on March 11, 2024 and ending on September 10, 2025! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “That is the situation that Venezuelans who arrived here on or before July 31 of this year find themselves in. We are accordingly granting them the protection that the law provides. However, it is critical that Venezuelans understand that those who have arrived here after July 31, 2023 are not eligible for such protection, and instead will be removed when they are found to not have a legal basis to stay.”

For further details please review the DHS News Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status“

 
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On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of Afghanistan for 18 months, from November 21, 2023, through May 20, 2025! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “Today’s announcement to extend and redesignate TPS for Afghanistan allows us to continue to offer safety and protection to Afghan nationals who are unable to return to their country,”.

For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status“

 
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced-on Friday, September the 8th that they were extending the re-registration period for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from 60 days to 18 months for several countries. The countries included in the TPS extension are El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. For the complete list and the dates of that the extensions run through, please review the USCIS News Alert: DHS Extends TPS Re-registration Periods for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan to 18 Months! 

 
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USCIS (uscis.gov), 9/8/23, News Alert: 

On Tuesday, September 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced that they were extending the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country of South Sudan for 18 months, from November 4, 2023, through May 3, 2025! Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated, “Through the extension and redesignation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status, the United States will continue to offer safety and protection to South Sudanese nationals who may not be able to return to their country due to the ongoing armed conflict and humanitarian crisis,”.

For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan“

 
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