1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Are Temporary Protected Status Recipients Eligible to Adjust Status? Updated February 25, 2021 Certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens) who lack a permanent foothold in the United States may pursue adjustment
2、of status and become lawful permanent residents (LPRs). To qualify, an alien must satisfy certain requirements, generally including having been “inspected and admitted or paroled” into the United States by immigration authorities. In recent years, some federal courts have addressed whether aliens wh
3、o unlawfully entered the United States but later received Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are considered to be “inspected and admitted” into the United States. Reviewing courts have split on this issue. That said, even if an aliens acquisition of TPS is treated as being “inspected and admitted” int
4、o the country, that alone does not provide a pathway to adjustment of status. An alien who was unlawfully present in the United States before receiving TPS would have to meet other requirements, such as being the beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition filed by a U.S. citizen spouse. This Legal Si
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