- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, through July 22, 2017. The 60-day re-registration period runs from today to October 26, 2015. DHS also extended the suspension of certain requirements involving employment authorization for Haitian F-1 nonimmigrant students experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti.
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