What is a Temporary Protected Status (TPS)?
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a form of immigration relief provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to immigrants in the United States from certain countries. The TPS designation is given to immigrants from countries that the US considers to be unsafe and puts them at risk. To qualify for TPS, an individual must be a national of a designated country and have been already living in the US at the time of the designation. TPS allows qualified individuals to remain in the US and prohibits their deportation, and they are eligible to receive an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The EAD allows them to work legally in the US and to obtain a Social Security number. In Texas, individuals who have been granted TPS are generally eligible to receive relief from deportation. However, TPS does not offer a path to permanent residency or US citizenship. It does not give them a lawful immigration status permanently, but only temporarily. Depending on the country, TPS can last up to 18 months and can be renewed if conditions in the designated country have not improved. TPS is also subject to termination by the DHS if the circumstances that led to its designation change.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.El Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) es una disposición de la ley de inmigración de Estados Unidos que le da a algunos inmigrantes que están temporalmente en el país un estatus especial para residir legalmente en los Estados Unidos. Los inmigrantes que reciben el TPS generalmente se ven exentos de la deportación y reciben un permiso de trabajo autorizado por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos. El TPS también puede otorgar otras formas de protección temporal, como la exención de remoción, el perdón de la falta de una visa o el perdón de los cargos de inmigración. Para calificar para el TPS, un inmigrante debe cumplir con los requisitos establecidos por el gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos. Los inmigrantes pueden solicitar el TPS si se les concedió la residencia temporal o si su país de origen está sufriendo una crisis humanitaria o se encuentra bajo un régimen extranjero hostil. El Estado de Texas otorga el TPS a inmigrantes que reúnen los requisitos y ha establecido procesos específicos para aplicar.
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