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Originally Posted by MW

DED??? I don't recall hearing that one before. Geez, how many de facto amnesty programs do we currently have?

DED Granted Country - Liberia

	March 30, 2020
DED Period:	April 1, 2019, through March 30, 2020
EADs Auto-Extended Through:	Sept. 27, 2019
Federal Register Notice Citation:	84 FR 13059

In 2007, President George W. Bush directed that Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) be provided for 18 months to certain Liberians in the United States whose Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was expiring on Sept. 30, 2007.

President Bush further directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue procedures for granting work authorization to DED-covered Liberians. DED continued to be extended for eligible Liberians since that initial period until March 31, 2018, when DED was terminated but given a year-long wind-down period that was set to expire on March 31, 2019.

On March 28, 2019, President Trump, after consulting relevant executive branch agencies, issued a memorandum directing Secretary Nielsen to extend the DED wind-down period for an additional 12 months, through March 30, 2020, and to provide for continued work authorization during such time.

For more information about DED, see the Deferred Enforced Departure page.

Employment Authorization
You are eligible for employment authorization under the 12-month wind-down period if you:

• Have continuously resided in the United States since Oct. 1, 2002; and
• Are a current beneficiary under DED for Liberia.

Current Liberia DED-related Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) bearing a March 31, 2019, expiration date and an A-11 category are automatically extended for six months through Sept. 27, 2019. Affected individuals’ EADs bearing the March 31, 2019, expiration date, may be used in combination with the Federal Register notice, to demonstrate identity and employment authorization to employers through Sept. 27, 2019, for purposes of Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9).

How to File for an Employment Authorization Document
If you are covered under DED for Liberia and you want evidence of your employment authorization during the extension of the 12-month wind-down period, you may apply for an EAD. In order to avoid gaps in employment authorization documentation, USCIS recommends that eligible Liberians file their applications for new EADs as soon as possible. You may check general processing times for Form I-765 at https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/. You can follow instructions for applying for an EAD provided in the Federal Register Notice. Generally this will require submission of:

• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, indicating that you were a beneficiary of Liberian TPS as of Sept. 30, 2007, and were covered by DED for Liberians on March 31, 2019, by putting “(a)(11)” in response to Question 20;
• A copy of your last Form I-797, Notice of Action, showing you were approved for TPS as of Sept. 30, 2007; and
• The Form I-765 filing fee (or a fee waiver request)

If we need biometrics to produce the secure EAD, we will notify you to schedule an appointment at a USCIS Application Support Center.

Where to mail your completed Form I-765:

If you are...	Mail to...
Mailing your form through the U.S. Postal Service	USCIS Attn: DED Liberia P.O. Box 6943 Chicago, IL 60680-6943
Using a non-U.S. Postal Service delivery service	USCIS Attn: DED Liberia 131 S. Dearborn 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60603-5517

Travel Outside the United States
If travel authorization is provided as a benefit of DED for your country, you must file for advance parole if you wish to travel. Advance parole gives you permission to leave the United States and return during a specified period. To request advance parole, you must file Form I-131, Application for Travel Document.

If you leave the United States without first receiving advanced parole, you may no longer be eligible for DED and may not be permitted to re-enter the United States.

Humanitarian

• Battered Spouse, Children & Parents
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Response to January 2018 Preliminary Injunction
• Deferred Enforced Departure
  
  • DED Granted Country: Liberia
  
  
• Humanitarian Parole
• Refugees & Asylum
• Special Situations
• Temporary Protected Status
• Victims of Human Trafficking & Other Crimes
• Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)
• Forced Marriage

Last Reviewed/Updated: 04/04/2019

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/d...ountry-liberia

3/28/19

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