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The TPS program will allow Cameroonians who have lived in the U.S. as of April 14 to obtain work permits and deportation protections for 18 months if they meet the eligibility requirements and pass background checks. TPS does not make them eligible for permanent residency or citizenship. Approximately 11,700 immigrants are expected to qualify.
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A 1990 law authorizes the U.S. government to create TPS programs if the U.S. determines their home country cannot safely accept the return of its citizens because of war, natural disasters or other "extraordinary" conditions. The Department of Homeland Security said the TPS designation was justified because of the years-old conflict between the Cameroonian government and armed separatist groups.
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Progressive advocates and some Democrats had expressed frustration about the time it was taking to offer protections to citizens of a predominantly Black African country, compared to the TPS designation for Ukraine, which was announced a week after the Russian invasion.