Author name: Rosina Stambaugh

Like many other countries, the United States offers several forms of humanitarian relief for individuals who have fled dangerous conditions in their home countries. One of these types of relief is called Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS is a program that allows individuals from designated countries to reside in the U.S. because they would face extreme hardship […]

2017 was the beginning of a 3-year attempt by the Trump administration to eliminate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of undocumented youths from deportation. In addition to removal defense, DACA provides work authorization, Social Security numbers, and access to Medicare. Status is temporary, but recipients can renew it for two