By Maria Ortiz
Jun 20, 2024, 7:59 PM EDT
The Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Thursday the automatic extension of work permits for immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, who are covered by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until March 2025.
The announcement by the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will benefit more than 300,000 immigrants from these countries that have this immigration relief, which also includes immigrants from Nepal and Sudan who benefit from TPS.
In June of last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it was extending the Temporary Protected Status of immigrants from these countries, whose permanence in the United States was at risk after the Donald Trump Administration tried to withdraw their immigration benefit.
The United States government has the power to granting TPS to immigrants from countries that suffer an armed conflict, a natural disaster or some extraordinary circumstance that does not allow them to return to their homes.
The Trump Administration attempted to withdraw TPS for several nationalities, including those whose permission was extended today, which provoked a series of lawsuits by organizations in defense of migrants and managed to maintain the protection.
USCIS reminded beneficiaries who have not yet renewed the protection that they can still do so.
DHS had previously extended re-registration periods for people to file TPS applications:
– El Salvador now runs until March 9, 2025;
– Honduras now runs until July 5, 2025;
– Nepal now runs until June 24, 2025;
– Nicaragua now runs until July 5, 2025; and
– Sudan now runs until April 19, 2025.
USCIS specified that, although the TPS re-registration periods end on different dates depending on the country, all work permits are extended until the same date: March 9, 2025.
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