Nine-month extension of TPS benefits – Florida Courier

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Nine-month extension of TPS benefits – Florida Courier

Immigrants of Haiti, Central America, Nepal get more time before documents expire BY JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD/TNS Temporary protected status benefits, which were set to expire early next month for an estimated 400,000 immigrants from Haiti, Nepal and Central America, are being extended by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for nine months. The extension […]

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