DHS - "Secretary Mayorkas Designates Haiti for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months"

Title: Secretary Mayorkas Designates Haiti for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months Source: DHS Data/Action: Press Releases Date: 5/22/2021 Text Preview: ...earthquake have also exacerbated the severity of the extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti currently. The designation of Haiti for TPS also is not contrary to the national interest of the United States. A country may be designated for TPS based upon one or more of the three statutory grounds for designation: ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters... ...conditions within the country, specifically the effects of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake. In 2011, Haiti’s designation was extended, and the country was also...