NILC has published a toolkit for workers' rights advocates who may be called upon to help temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries convince their employers that they remain eligible for employment, despite the fact that the expiration date on their government-issued employment authorization document (EAD) may have passed.

      When the secretary of Homeland Security redesignates a country as one whose nationals and residents currently living in the U.S. are eligible to reregister for TPS, frequently the secretary also will automatically extend the employment authorization of TPS beneficiaries who reregister for TPS under the redesignation.  Generally, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues an automatic extension of TPS-related employment authorization when a large number of beneficiaries are expected to reregister for TPS, since in such cases the agency is unlikely to be able to issue new EADs in a timely fashion. 

      Usually, the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) will announce the redesignation of a country for TPS through a news release and on the USCIS website.  Thereafter, USCIS publishes a notice in the Federal Register that officially announces the redesignation, provides information about the reregistration process, and answers frequently asked questions.  If the secretary has decided that it is appropriate to automatically extend the work authorization of TPS reregistrants, the notice will contain information about the automatic extension and about what information employers are allowed — and required — to accept from employees when verifying their employment eligibility on a Form I-9.

 

 

 

 

 

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