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October 16, 2001 WASHINGTON
– In response to President Bush’s announcement in which he authorized Deferred
Enforced Departure (DED) for qualified Liberians until September 29, 2002, the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) announced today it will defer for
one year the deportation or removal of certain qualified Liberians present in
the United States. Under
DED, approximately 10,000 Liberians in the United States as of September 29,
2001, will be protected from removal for one year and will be authorized to
work in the United States. From 1991 through 1999, most Liberians present in the
United States resided here under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a form of
protection offered when conditions in a country are determined to be too
dangerous or unstable for its nationals to safely return. Although TPS ended for Liberians on
September 28, 1999, President Clinton determined that for foreign policy
reasons, Liberians would receive protection from removal under Deferred
Enforced Departure for another year, September 1999, and again in September
2000. Because of continued foreign
policy reasons, President Bush has also decided to extend DED for another year.
To
obtain employment authorization, qualified Liberian nationals will need to file
Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and Form I-765D,
“Liberian DED Supplemental to Form I-765,” at the District Office that has
jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of residence. The filing fee for submitting an EAD application is waived for
DED recipients. However, all first time
applicants will be required to submit the standard $25 fingerprinting fee. In
order to minimize the lapse in employment
authorization, District Directors will take the proper steps necessary to
provide for the immediate processing of DED-related employment authorization
applications. In
addition, applicants must submit a copy of the following documentation, if
available, to establish their eligibility for work authorization: Form I-94,
Arrival Departure Record; most recent Employment Authorization Document (EAD);
and photo identification, such as a passport, driver's license or identity card
or a school identification card.
Applicants must also submit two photographs with their application. If
these documents are not available, applicants must submit an affidavit
affirming that they are a national of Liberia who was present in the United
States as of September 29, 1999, and are eligible for DED. There will be an interview process to
determine eligibility. Although
DED is automatic for qualified Liberians, there are some exceptions to
eligibility under this program, including persons who have committed certain
crimes, persons who are persecutors, and persons who have previously been
deported, excluded or removed. – INS –  Share this page | Bookmark this page | Print this page |  Add to del.icio.us
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