6 months suspended for Haitian asylum seekers in the USA
Haiti: Haitians who were illegally in the U.S. at the time of the earthquake on January 12 in Haiti have a new opportunity to apply for legalization of their status. Indeed, they will have six months to apply for temporary asylum to U.S. authorities said on U.S. immigration services.
"eligible citizens have 180 days more to file an application for temporary protected status (Temporary Protection Status, GST), we read in a statement Monday from the office of U.S. Immigration Service (USIS).
doing so, the deadline for applications for asylum which was previously scheduled for July 20, 2010 is postponed until January 18, 2011.
Haiti has been devastated by a Jan. 12 earthquake that killed more than 250,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless.
Washington granted a temporary asylum on humanitarian grounds, to Haitians who were without valid documents in the United States at the time of the earthquake, to enable them to work. But this measure does not apply to any refugees arriving after January 12. Those are not considered in the context of this new measure.
The GST status is for refugees who can return to their countries because of armed conflicts, natural disasters or other conditions temporary extraordinary. It prevents their deportation.
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