Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months

Secretary Mayorkas Extends and Redesignates Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months

July 5, 2012 Mogadishu Somalia. Somali women who help Turkish Health teams working in Mogadishu Somalia. (Shutterstock) Redesignation Allows Additional Somali Nationals to be Eligible for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for an additional 18 months, […]

Redesignation Allows Additional Eligible Somalis To Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents

Redesignation Allows Additional Eligible Somalis To Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents

Unidentified men, women & children wait for relief aid in the Dadaab refugee camp where thousands of Somalis end up due to hunger on August 15, 2011 in Dadaab, Somalia. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security today published a Federal Register notice (FRN) extending and redesignating Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from Sept. […]