As the Trump administration seeks to rescind temporary protective status for people from a slew of foreign countries, some of whose designations date back decades, TPS faces increasing scrutiny from border security advocates who say the program is “temporary” in name only.
In theory, TPS affords immigrants the temporary right to remain in the United States. In practice, however, it blurs the line between temporary protection and permanent residency.
Decades-old TPS protections have been repeatedly extended between administrations, leading to foreigners treating the program as an immigration workaround and expecting extensions in perpetuity.
How ‘temporary’ is the TPS program?
The intended purpose of Temporary Protected Status, a program created through the Immigration Act of 1990, is to provide temporary humanitarian relief for foreign nationals in emergency
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