SIDE BY SIDE
Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the American Promise Act of 2017, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, and the SECURE Act of 2019
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The provisions compared in this table concern the following issues:
- Pathway to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status?
- Nationality (or, for stateless people, country of last habitual residence)
- TPS or eligibility for TPS
- Presence/residence requirements
- Admissibility, deportability, and waivers
- Background check
- Work authorization
- Travel authorization (advance parole)
- Protection from deportation/removal
- Adjustability of relatives
- Application deadline for benefit
- Fees and back taxes
- Pathway to U.S. citizenship
- Confidentiality provisions
- Administrative/appellate review
- TPS reform
- Other