http://shelbygrossman.com/2008/12/congressmen-ask-for-another-ded-for-liberians-in-us/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:11:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://shelbygrossman.com/2008/12/congressmen-ask-for-another-ded-for-liberians-in-us/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Edtience Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:05:00 +0000 http://shelbygrossman.com/2008/12/congressmen-ask-for-another-ded-for-liberians-in-us/#comment-302 Actually a major stipulation of TPS is that it DOES NOT lead to permanent residency. It has to be renewed by the DHS every year if your country is deemed unsafe. You do have the option to adjust your status if you qualify under another category (like marriage, employment based sponsorship, children that are over 21 that are US citizens, refugee -a civil war does not qualify you for refugee status). But if you do not qualify, like many , you are left hoping and praying to be for an extension. TPS started for Liberia in 1991, ended in 2007, and was changed to deferred enforced departure through March 31st 2009. That mean some people, like myself have had a legal temporary status for over 18 years. It makes life very difficult to agonize over being deported every year. I have been here since I was 3 years old and am now 25, I consider myself to be an American but have not had a path towards becoming a permanent resident here – I am not married and do not have kids, and could not possibly have a 21 year old kid. It’s hard and extremely frightening to think that I may be forced to live in to an impoverished war torn country that I do not even know. I hope this sheds some light on the issue. Let me know if you have questions. Actually a major stipulation of TPS is that it DOES NOT lead to permanent residency. It has to be renewed by the DHS every year if your country is deemed unsafe. You do have the option to adjust your status if you qualify under another category (like marriage, employment based sponsorship, children that are over 21 that are US citizens, refugee -a civil war does not qualify you for refugee status). But if you do not qualify, like many , you are left hoping and praying to be for an extension. TPS started for Liberia in 1991, ended in 2007, and was changed to deferred enforced departure through March 31st 2009. That mean some people, like myself have had a legal temporary status for over 18 years. It makes life very difficult to agonize over being deported every year. I have been here since I was 3 years old and am now 25, I consider myself to be an American but have not had a path towards becoming a permanent resident here – I am not married and do not have kids, and could not possibly have a 21 year old kid. It’s hard and extremely frightening to think that I may be forced to live in to an impoverished war torn country that I do not even know. I hope this sheds some light on the issue. Let me know if you have questions.

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