What is a Temporary Protected Status (TPS)?
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a special form of immigration benefit that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants to certain groups of people from certain countries due to dangerous conditions in their home countries. It allows them to live and work in the United States without facing deportation. TPS status can be granted to individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extreme conditions. In Alaska, TPS is make available to certain people from countries around the world who are unable to return to their countries due to conditions such as an armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions. People granted TPS status are allowed to stay and work in the United States without fear of deportation. This status can be granted for an initial period of time and can be extended in certain circumstances. TPS status is not a permanent residence. Once the conditions in the home country change, the person must either adjust to a different form of immigration benefit, or they may be deported. People granted TPS must re-register every year and pay any applicable fees. They may also have to go through criminal background and security checks.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.El Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) es un programa federal que ofrece protección temporal a los extranjeros que viven en los Estados Unidos. El TPS permite a los extranjeros que están fuera de su país de origen y que no pueden retornar de manera segura al mismo debido a circunstancias excepcionales, como catástrofes naturales, guerras o violencia civil, trabajar y vivir en los Estados Unidos temporalmente. En Alaska, los extranjeros con TPS son inmunes de la deportación. Esto significa que el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos no puede iniciar acciones de deportación si un extranjero con TPS ha cometido un delito grave. Dicho esto, el gobierno federal puede revocar el estado de TPS de una persona, lo que la podría convertir en un blanco de deportación. El gobierno federal también puede extender el TPS para los grupos de inmigrantes específicos si los riesgos y las condiciones en su país de origen siguen siendo peligrosos. Por ejemplo, el gobierno ha ampliado el TPS para los inmigrantes de El Salvador, Haití y Nicaragua debido a desastres naturales en sus respectivos países.
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