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handle is hein.crs/govefmo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Con gressional SResearch Service Afghanistan Designated for Temporary Protected Status March 29, 2022 On March 15, 2022, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months. The designation of Afghanistan for TPS is based on ongoing armed conflict as the Taliban seeks to impose control in all areas of the country and Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) conducts attacks against civilians. The announcement also references the extraordinary and temporary conditions that prevent Afghans from being able to return safely to Afghanistan: a collapsing public sector, a worsening economic crisis, drought, food and water insecurity, lack of access to healthcare, internal displacement, human rights abuses and repression by the Taliban, destruction of infrastructure, and increasing criminality. According to data provided to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) by DHS on March 7, DHS says the TPS designation will allow some 74,500 Afghans who were residing in the United States as of March 15, 2022, to remain and work legally through September 2023. Tens of thousands of Afghans were evacuated from Afghanistan and relocated to the United States in 2021 as a result of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. These Afghan nationals included persons who had assisted the United States during its two-decade military presence in Afghanistan. Most Afghan evacuees who were allowed to enter the United States were granted immigration parole. Parolees are permitted to remain in the United States for the duration of the grant of parole, and may obtain work authorization. These benefits are temporary; parole does not provide a recipient with a designated pathway to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. Most Afghan evacuees were granted parole for two years, though some were reportedly granted one year. What is Temporary Protected Status? Congress established TPS in 1990 (Title III of P.L. 101-649) to provide safe haven for foreign nationals in the United States-regardless of their immigration status-who are from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disaster, or other extraordinary circumstances that prevent their safe return. Individuals granted TPS are eligible for employment authorization, cannot be detained on the basis of their immigration status, and are not subject to removal from the United States while they retain TPS. The DHS Secretary can designate a country for TPS for periods of 6 to 18 months and can extend these periods if the country continues to meet the conditions for designation. Each designation specifies the date Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11903 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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