The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), led by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, has granted so-called “temporary” amnesty to approximately 11,000 Lebanese living in the United States, allowing them to work in the United States without being deported. We guarantee that you will get a job.
On Thursday, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Lebanese nationals in the United States who would otherwise be subject to deportation.
Lebanese with TPS can remain in the U.S. and hold U.S. jobs until January 2026, as long as they claim they were in Lebanon as of October 16 of this year.
Additionally, President Mayorkas announced so-called “Special Student Relief” for Lebanese nationals in the United States on F-1 student visas. This allows them to “apply for employment authorization and seek increased work hours during the school term” while continuing to maintain F-1 status during the Mandatory Departure Deferment Designation period, while reducing their course load. Masu. ”
Approximately 1,740 Lebanese with F-1 student visas are expected to receive special student relief under this designation.
TPS was first created under the Immigration Act of 1990 to prevent federal immigration officials from deporting people from countries designated as experiencing famine, war, or natural disasters.
Since the Clinton administration, TPS has become a de facto amnesty program, with the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and now Biden-Harris administrations continually updating the program for different countries.
Approximately 900,000 foreign nationals currently living in the United States are protected from deportation by securing TPS. The majority are from Venezuela, Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, and Ukraine.
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