DHS TO EXTEND TPS DESIGNATION FOR EL SALVADOR
Immigrants' Rights Update, Vol. 17, No. 4, July 15, 2003

The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) of the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the agency will extend the designation of El Salvador as a country whose nationals and residents currently in the United States qualify for temporary protected status (TPS). The extension will take effect on Sept. 9, 2003—when the current designation would otherwise expire—and the new designation will last for a period of 18 months, until Mar. 9, 2005. Eligible individuals will need to reregister, but may not do so until the registration period officially begins. The announcement was made in a press release issued by BCIS shortly before this issue of Immigrants’ Rights Update went to press. In the next issue we will provide further information regarding the extension and the procedures for reregistration.

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