By Associated Press
10:53 AM EDT, August 14, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Immigrants from Sudan granted temporary legal status can stay and continue to work in the U.S. if they reregister with the Department of Homeland Security, the federal government said Thursday.
The government is extending temporary protected status for Sudanese immigrants through May 2, 2010. The extensions are available only to immigrants from Sudan who entered the U.S. by Oct. 4, 2007. Applications to re-register can be filed from Aug. 15 through Oct. 14, Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Homeland Security Department, said in a news release.
Work permits for Sudanese immigrants who currently have temporary protected status also will be extended. Those due to expire Nov. 2, 2008 will be extended to May 2, 2009. [Read more]
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