Federal Register - "Extension of the Designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status"

Title: Extension of the Designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status Source: Federal Register Data/Action: U.s. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Notice) Date: 10/26/2016 Text Preview: ...for TPS on environmental disaster grounds for a period of 18 months due to the conditions caused by a severe earthquake that occurred on April... ...there has been an earthquake, flood, drought, epidemic, or other environmental disaster in the state resulting in a substantial, but temporary... ...earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015 affected more than 8 million people--roughly 25 to 33 percent of Nepal's population--in 39 of Nepal's 75 districts. Approximately 9,000 people died and 22,000 were injured. More than 755,000 homes were significantly damaged or destroyed. Although the Government of Nepal's central ministries and agencies are back to functioning at pre- earthquake levels, reconstruction efforts have proceeded slowly. From late September 2015 until February 2016, earthquake...