[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8076-8077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4924]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1746-96; AG Order No. 2011-96]
RIN 1115-AE26
Extension of Designation of Liberia Under Temporary Protected
Status Program
agency: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
action: Notice.
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summary: This notice extends, until March 28, 1997, the Attorney
General's designation of Liberia under the Temporary Protected Status
(TPS) program provided for in section 244A of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended (``the Act''). Accordingly, eligible aliens
who are nationals of Liberia, or who have no nationality and who last
habitually resided in Liberia, may re-register for Temporary Protected
Status and extension of employment authorization. This re-registration
is limited to persons who already have registered for the initial
period of TPS which ended on March 27, 1992. In addition, some
Liberians may be eligible for late initial registration pursuant to 8
CFR 240.2(f)(2).
effective dates: This extension of designation is effective on March
29, 1996, and will remain in effect until March 28, 1997. The primary
re-registration procedures become effective on March 1, 1996, and will
remain in effect until April 1, 1996.
for further information contact: Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer,
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202) 514-5014.
supplementary information: Under section 244A of the Act, as amended by
section 302(a) of Public Law 101-649 and section 304(b) of Public Law
102-232 (8 U.S.C. 1254a), the Attorney General is authorized to grant
Temporary Protected Status in the United States to eligible aliens who
are nationals of a foreign state designated by the Attorney General, or
who have no nationality and who last habitually resided in that state.
The Attorney General may designate a state upon finding that the state
is experiencing ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or
certain other extraordinary and temporary conditions that prevent
nationals or residents of the country from returning in safety.
Effective on March 27, 1991, the Attorney General designated
Liberia for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 12 months, 56 FR
12746. The Attorney General extended the designation of Liberia under
the TPS program for additional 12-month periods until March 28, 1996,
60 FR 16163.
This notice extends the designation of Liberia under the Temporary
Protected Status program for an additional 12 months, in accordance
with sections 244A(b)(3) (A) and (C) of the Act. This notice also
describes the procedures which eligible aliens who are nationals of
Liberia, or who have no nationality and who last habitually resided in
Liberia, must comply with in order to re-register for TPS.
In addition to timely re-registrations and late re-registrations
authorized by this notice's extension of Liberia's TPS designation,
late initial registrations are possible for some Liberians under 8 CFR
240.2(f)(2). Such late initial registrants must have been
``continuously physically present'' in the United States since March
27, 1991, must have had a valid immigrant or non-immigrant status
during the original registration period, and must register no later
than 30 days from the expiration of such status.
An Application for Employment Authorization, Form I-765, must
always be filed as part of either a re-registration or as part of a
late initial registration together with the Application for Temporary
Protected Status, Form I-821. The appropriate filing fee must accompany
Form I-765 unless a properly documented fee waiver request is submitted
to the Immigration and Naturalization Service or unless the applicant
does not request employment authorization. The Immigration and
Naturalization Service requires TPS registrants to submit Form I-765
for data-gathering purposes.
Notice of Extension of Designation of Liberia Under the Temporary
Protected Status Program
By the authority vested in me as Attorney General under sections
244A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, (8 U.S.C.
1254a), and pursuant to sections 244A(b)(3) (A) and (C) of the Act, I
have had consultations with the appropriate agencies of the Government
concerning (a) the conditions in Liberia; and (b) whether permitting
nationals of Liberia, and aliens having no nationality who last
habitually resided in Liberia, to remain temporarily in the United
States is contrary to the national interest of the United States. As a
result, I determine that the conditions for the original designation of
Temporary Protected Status for Liberia continue to be met. Accordingly,
it is ordered as follows:
(1) The designation of Liberia under section 244A(b) of the Act is
extended for an additional 12-month period from March 29, 1996, to
March 28, 1997.
(2) I estimate that there are approximately 4000 nationals of
Liberia, and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided
in Liberia, who have been granted Temporary Protected Status and who
are eligible for re-registration.
(3) In order to maintain current registration for Temporary
Protected Status, a national of Liberia, or an alien having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who received a
grant of TPS during the initial period of designation from March 27,
1991, to March 27, 1992, must comply with the re-registration
requirements contained in 8 CFR 240.17, which are described in
pertinent part in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this notice.
(4) A national of Liberia, or an alien having no nationality who
last habitually resided in Liberia, who previously has been granted
TPS, must re-register by filing a new Application for Temporary
Protected Status, Form I-821, together with an Application for
Employment Authorization, Form I-765, within the 30-day period
beginning on March 1, 1996, and ending on April 1, 1996, in order to be
eligible for Temporary Protected Status during the period from March
29, 1996, until March 28, 1997. Late re-registration applications will
be allowed pursuant to 8 CFR 240.17(c).
(5) There is no fee for Form I-821 filed as part of the re-
registration application. The fee prescribed in 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1),
currently seventy dollars ($70), will be charged for Form I-765, filed
by an alien requesting employment
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authorization pursaunt to the provisions of paragraph (4) of this
notice. An alien who does not request employment authorization must
nonetheless file Form I-821 together with Form I-765, but in such cases
both Form I-821 and Form I-765 should be submitted without fee.
(6) Pursuant to section 244A(b)(3)(A) of the Act, the Attorney
General will review, at least 60 days before March 28, 1997, the
designation of Liberia under the TPS program to determine whether the
conditions for designation continue to be met. Notice of that
determination, including the basis for the determination, will be
published in the Federal Register.
(7) Information concerning the TPS program for nationals of
Liberia, and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided
in Liberia, will be available at local Immigration and Naturalization
Service offices upon publication of this notice.
Dated: February 26, 1996.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 96-4924 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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