Tag: TPS
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Noise Around TPS: February 2019 News Headlines

What’s the future of TPS (Temporary Protected Status) in 2019? TPS is making mainstream news while the program’s existence is in its most uncertain state. Here’s what you need to know this month.
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Noise Around TPS: January 2019 News Headlines

What’s the future of TPS (Temporary Protected Status) in 2019? TPS is making mainstream news while the program’s existence is in its most uncertain state. Here’s what you need to know this month.
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Update: Step 90

Read on for poet updates, summer 2018 edition. My 5 minutes of Instagram fame. Teaching poetry. A trip to Houston, TX.
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1,000 miles: step 87

On January 8th, I was given a kind of death sentence. That’s the date DHS announced to end El Salvador’s TPS (Temporary Protected Status). I’ve had almost a month to process the implications of this, and I don’t feel like I’ve made big leaps. The thing is that I don’t want to process this information.…
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Immigrant Me: How It Feels When You Say I’ll Be Okay

When people say “you’ll be okay, just wait until the next President,” know you are not comforting anyone. I need more from you. I need your support with everything you’ve got.
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How To Help Young Immigrants In Addition to Prayer & Hope

Help an immigrant today and help the future.
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1,000 miles: step 85

In my last update, I expressed several frustrations with being a 20-something year old. Those frustrations are still relevant, but there’s been a few changes and experiences since. Read on to find out. Two Sylvias Press Online Poetry Retreat The online poetry retreat, normally a $279 experience, was offered to me through a scholarship. Just…
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Top 13 Scary Moments: Claudiapoet’s Edition

In the spirit of Halloween, I want to share some moments that have scared me in different degrees, but scared me for sure. Are they all spooky? You have to read on and find out! Go on, see whether any make you scream or scram. Some of these moments are small fears–you may even say…
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AMERICA: PLEASE TALK ABOUT ME, BEHIND MY BACK, TOO

TPS affects hundreds of thousands. TPS means you will go home eventually. The thing with TPS is that in many cases, it carries on for several decades—not out of a fault in the system, though many will argue that.