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June 8, 2021

Supreme Court Rules Immigrants with Temporary Protected Status Are Ineligible for Green Cards
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that undocumented
immigrants who were granted temporary protected status are not eligible
to seek permanent residency in the country. As many as 400,000 people
from 12 countries, including El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti and Nicaragua,
are protected by TPS. Immigrant advocates say many of them were
previously undocumented. In response to Monday's ruling, the National
TPS Alliance vowed to keep fighting and said, "This news only emphasizes
the fact that Congress must act now to guarantee permanent protections
and for President Biden to expand the TPS status to everyone who
deserves it."


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