The administration is expected to rollout a series of announcements terminating Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for up to 10 countries, affecting more than 300,000 individuals. The earliest announcement is expected on Nov. 6 for Hondurans (estimated at 57,000) and Nicaraguans (2,500), followed by a Nov. 23 decision date for Haitians (50,000). For Salvadorans (195,000), an announcement is expected by Jan. 8, 2018, at the latest. More announcements for additional nationalities with smaller populations of TPS holders, but equally of concern to CLINIC, are expected from January to July. Visit CLINIC’s TPS webpage, cliniclegal.org/TPS, for a variety of related resources, including a chart of currently designated countries, population estimates and anticipated decision dates.

The impact of these terminations will be felt across the nation, especially in communities with large populations of TPS holders. These communities will experience the impact in many critical ways, including seeing long-standing neighbors reverting back to their previous immigration status; employees losing authorization to work and in turn, employers losing workers; drivers licenses made invalid; families moving within or out of the U.S.; children leaving schools; and mortgages and other loans not being paid due to lack of income.

Actions to take now

In anticipation of the terminations and subsequent changes in your communities, CLINIC encourages all affiliates to educate your community. Consider the following suggestions:

1. Query your database for TPS clients, identifying how anticipated announcements will impact them and when. Create a tickler system in your calendar to prepare your clients in advance.
2. Inform your leadership on how TPS termination will impact the community, your client base and future revenue. Ask what your leadership can do to help resource your pro-active plan.
3. Educate English and non-English media outlets about your organization’s position regarding TPS termination. Empower clients who would like to speak out, but always advise them on safety and protecting their identity.
4. Train staff on how to use adapt CLINIC’s screening tool to meet your community’s needs, especially the workshop model using authorized practitioners along with trained and supervised volunteers.
5. Seek local funding to expand your capacity for public education, screening and direct representation.
6. Collect stories of TPS clients with compelling accounts of how TPS termination affects their lives. Use them for your own media advocacy or share with CLINIC and other TPS advocacy leaders. Continue collecting stories from different nationalities as the rollout of termination announcements occurs.
7. Consult with your Field Support Coordinator on your program management options or concerns.

Materials will be added to CLINIC’s TPS webpage frequently, including legal analyses, public education materials, program management resources and more. So visit the webpage often.

Resources you can use

Here are some items you can use right now:

• Information about 6^th and 9^th Circuit Court decisions that allow some TPS holders to adjust status
• Screening resources to help identify TPS holders and their family members who may have access to an alternative immigration benefit (Learn about hosting screening events in our Case Management toolkit)
• Know Your Rights public education materials in nine languages
• “Is This the End of TPS? Preparing Clients and Communities” archived webinar from July 25
• TPS briefs on Haiti, Honduras and El Salvador
• Interfaith toolkit CLINIC designed with Church World Service and other faith partners to help you learn more about actions communities across the U.S. can take to defend TPS. Includes press releases and op-eds samples to be used locally!

Expect these items in the near future:

• Legal advisories on what termination of TPS means status-wise for current TPS holders
• Program action plan for TPS Termination
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) screening tool for one-on-one screening by appointment or workshop settings
• TPS talking points and advocacy materials
• Webinars and other online opportunities to get the latest information

Please take advantage of our guide, Emergency Planning for Immigrant Families: A 50 State Resource, to help the more than 300,000 people facing a loss of legal status, as well as increased enforcement actions that split families apart and create havoc.

As always, we must protect TPS holders and other vulnerable immigrants by arming them with information on the unauthorized practice of immigration law. CLINIC recommends practitioners and public education outreach workers familiarize themselves with our Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law webpage, which is full of useful materials.

Tell us what you need

A space to communicate with CLINIC’s staff regarding TPS will be available on the webpage. Let us know what you need.

Last, but not least, CLINIC appreciates your dedication to those with TPS. Thousands of lives have been transformed, and your work has been vital from the time TPS was first granted through each renewal or transition to another immigration benefit. Thank you for your dedication.