Temporary Protected Status - Deferred Enforced Departure Administrative Advocacy Coalition

Masa Group leads the Temporary Protected Status - Deferred Enforced Departure Administrative Advocacy Coalition (TPS-DED AAC), the country’s largest charitable legal immigration network with over 300 state and local affiliates. Examples of our work include:

  • Understanding TPS & SSR Options: Implications For Students & Institutions

    This training was held on June 26, 2023. A recording of the training as well as resources from the training can be accessed here.

  • Press Release: Black History Month Highlights Leadership of Black Immigrants in TPS Campaigns

    A press release celebrating the work of Black immigrants, advocates, and organizers who have succeeded in securing life-saving immigration protection in the form of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and underscores the need for action from the Biden Administration.

  • Press Release Calling for TPS and SSR for the DRC

    A press release calling on the United States to designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief (SSR) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • Coalition of +100 Organizations Applauds Continued and Expanded Protection for Hong Kong Residents in U.S.

    A press release applauding the decision to extend and expand eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Hong Kongers living in the U.S.

  • Organizational Sign On Letter for TPS for DRC

    A sign-on letter of 115 national, state, and local organizations in the areas of immigration, civil rights, human rights, faith, and education calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to immediately designate the Democratic Republic of the Congo for TPS.

  • 100+ Organizations Applaud Redesignation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status

    A press release applauding the decision to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen.

  • Press Release on TPS Win for Somalia

    A press release applauding the decision to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia.

  • 215+ Organizations Urge Administration to Designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status

    Organizational Sign on Letter for TPS for Venezuela

    A sign-on letter of over 215 national, state, and local organizations in the areas of immigration, civil rights, human rights, labor, faith, and education calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to immediately designate Venezuela for TPS.

  • Failing Our Liberian Neighbors: Eligibility and Application Rates Under Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness

    Failing Our Liberian Neighbors: Eligibility and Application Rates Under Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness

    A report in partnership with the CLINIC-led TPS Advocacy Working Group (TPS AWG), African Communities Together, and the Center for Migration Studies estimating the number of people eligible for Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) and analyzing LRIF adjudication data released by USCIS.

  • How Many Could Executive Action Protect? Estimating the Scope of Protection through TPS and DACA

    How Many Could Executive Action Protect? Estimating the Scope of Protection through TPS and DACA

    A report through the TPS AWG estimating the number of people the next administration could protect and provide employment authorization to through executive actions on TPS and DACA.