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President Bush has directed the
secretary of Homeland Security to defer for 18 months, through Mar. 31,
2009, the enforced departure of any qualified Liberian national (or
person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia) who
is currently in the United States and who has temporary protected status
(TPS) as of Sept. 30, 2007. The president also has directed the Dept.
of Homeland Security (DHS) to arrange continued employment authorization
for these individuals during the 18-month deferred enforced departure (DED)
period.
The president issued his directive on
Sept. 12, 2007. On Sept. 19, DHS issued
a fact sheet about who is
covered by the benefits of the new directive. The fact sheet explains
how Liberians with DED are to prove that they are
employment-authorized. Perhaps equally important, it explains that
Liberians covered by the president’s directive need not apply for DED --
that the status is “automatic for qualified Liberians . . . .”
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