Since 1991, Liberia has been continuously designated for either TPS or DED, due to unsafe country conditions preventing Liberians from safely returning. In 2007, President Bush directed that DED be granted to Liberian TPS holders, allowing them to remain in the United States for 18 months. Addressing the controversial memo suggesting that President Trump will not renew the DED for Liberians, Mr. Kiatamba said, unlike TPS, only the President of the United States has the power to approve the DED. “The idea is to create a count of Liberians on DED in the United States. El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Syria and Yemen are the other countries whose nationals can qualify for temporary protected status in the United States.

Source: Front Page Africa March 24, 2018 21:11 UTC