|
|
|
|
SUBSCRIBE The leading Copyright |
< Back to current issue of Immigration Daily < Back to current issue of Immigrant's Weekly
[Federal Register: November 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 67407-67409]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09no00-109]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 2094-00; AG Order No. 2331-2000]
RIN 1115-AE 26
Extension of Designation of Sudan Under the Temporary Protected
Status Program
AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The designation of Sudan under the Temporary Protected Status
(TPS) program expired on November 2, 2000. This notice extends the
Attorney General's designation of Sudan under the TPS program for 12
months until November 2, 2001, and sets forth procedures necessary for
nationals of Sudan (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually
resided in Sudan) with TPS to register for the additional 12-month
period. Eligible nationals of Sudan (or aliens having no nationality
who last habitually resided in Sudan) may re-register for TPS and an
extension of employment authorization. Re-registration is limited to
persons who registered during the initial registration period, which
ended on November 3, 1998, who registered under the redesignation,
which ended November 2, 2000, or who registered under the late initial
registration provisions. Nationals of Sudan (or aliens having no
[[Page 67408]]
nationality and who last habitually resided in Sudan) who are eligible
for late initial registration may register for TPS during this
extension.
EFFECTIVE DATES: The extension of the TPS designation for Sudan is
effective November 2, 2000, and will remain in effect until November 2,
2001. The 30-day re-registration period begins November 9, 2000, and
will remain in effect until December 11, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca K. Peters, Residence and
Status Services Branch, Adjudications, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Room 3214, 425 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536, telephone
(202) 514-4754.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What Is the Statutory Authority for the Attorney General To Extend
Sudan's TPS Designation Under the TPS Program?
Section 244(b)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act)
states that at least 60 days before the end of an extension or a
designation, the Attorney General must review conditions in the foreign
state for which the designation is in effect. 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A).
If the Attorney General determines that the foreign state continues to
meet the conditions for designation, the period of designation is
extended pursuant to section 244(b)(3)(C) of the Act. 8 U.S.C.
1254a(b)(3)(c). With respect to Sudan, such an extension makes TPS
available only to persons who have been continuously physically present
since November 9, 1999, and have continuously resided in the United
States from November 9, 1999.
Why Did the Attorney General Decide To Extend the TPS Designation
for Sudan?
On November 4, 1997, the Attorney General designated Sudan for TPS
for a period of 12 months (62 FR 59737). Since that date, the
Departments of State and Justice have annually reviewed conditions
within Sudan, resulting in the Attorney General extending the
designation in 1998 (63 FR 59337), and extending the designation and
redesignating Sudan in 1999 (64 FR 61128). The Departments of State and
Justice have recently reviewed conditions within Sudan. The review
resulted in a consensus that a further 12-month extension is warranted.
The reasons for extension, as explained in a State Department
memorandum, are as follows: ``Civil war continues in Sudan, causing
extensive displacement of populations and violations of human rights.
Insecurity and forced population relocations and insecurity have
destroyed most of the i
 Share this page | Bookmark this page | Print this page |  Add to del.icio.us
The leading immigration law publisher - over 50000 pages of free information!
© Copyright 1995-2008 American Immigration LLC, ILW.COM |