Madam Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Congress has granted the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to grant temporary refuge to aliens from particular countries under temporary protected status. If there is an ongoing armed conflict in the country and the return of nationals would pose a serious threat to their security. if there has been a natural disaster in the country resulting in a substantial but temporary disruption of living conditions. or if there exists extraordinary temporary conditions in their country that prevent aliens from returning in safety. the Secretary can grant TPS status to the nationals for as long as 18 months. He can later extend the TPS period for additional periods of as long as 18 months. Nationals of Liberia have been granted TPS because of civil unrest in Liberia. however. that status expires on October 1 of this year. This legislation would direct the Secretary to extend TPS to nationals of Liberia through September 30. 2008. I support this legislation. I reserve the balance of my time.
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