Due to the situation facing your country, Daniel Noboa, president of Ecuador, applied for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)for its acronym in English) for its citizens who are migrants in the United States. The president did so during his visit to New York, where he met with Ecuadorians and informed them that he formally submitted a request. Now, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must provide a response.
Among the different resources that exist so that immigrants can stay legally in the US, TPS is a great opportunity for many of them. This allows you not only to reside for a certain time in the North American country, but also allows you to apply for employment authorization. This status is only granted to citizens of a list of countries that the United States considers dangerous. and prepared by the DHS.
In the midst of the escalation of violence that Ecuador has experienced recently in the fight against drug trafficking, Noboa made the request for his country to be included in this listAs reported Telemundo. The Ecuadorian president made a visit to New York, where in addition to meeting with North American authorities, he also met with citizens of his country.
At that meeting, he announced that he had made the formal request. If granted, this would allow thousands of Ecuadorians living in different parts of the US to have a framework that allows them to reside and work legally while processing other immigration resources.
Will the United States grant TPS to citizens of Ecuador?
So far, only Daniel Noboa's request to the US authorities has been known. Now, The DHS must evaluate the request and consider whether the conditions experienced in Ecuador are sufficient to include the country on the list. of those who can apply for TPS. So far, the countries in the region that are included in this list are El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
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