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TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS [1 record]

Record 1 2018-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
CONT

The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

TPS : d'après le sigle en anglais (temporary protected status).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
OBS

estatus de protección temporal: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda la expresión "estatus de protección temporal" como equivalente en español de la denominación inglesa "temporary protected status (TPS)".

OBS

TPS: por sus siglas en inglés (temporary protected status).

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