Celebrate US Senate Vote on Permanent Status for Holders of DED, TPS, OthersWashington – Liberians across the United States are welcoming news of the Senate approval of a provision in the NDAA that accelerates a pathway to citizenship, especially for Liberians on temporarily legal reliefs. By any estimation, the NDAA bill with the Liberian provision is the most pro-Liberian Diaspora legislation ever authored in the US Congress. In 2007, President Bush directed that DED be granted to Liberian TPS holders, allowing them to remain in the United States for 18 months. This temporary legal relief was in response to the three West African countries affected by the Ebola epidemic. He said the union will be making a formal position after the signing of the NDAA Bill into law.

Source: Front Page Africa December 20, 2019 06:22 UTC