Temporary Protected Status comes up constantly in the news, usually tied to a specific country and a specific deadline. But the mechanics of TPS itself — how a country gets designated, who actually qualifies, and what re-registration requires — get far less attention, and misunderstanding them can cost someone their protection. How a Country Gets Designated for TPS The Secretary of Homeland Security designates a country for TPS when conditions there temporarily prevent na
One in three medical residency positions in the United States cannot be filled by American graduates alone. Twenty-seven percent of physicians practicing today are foreign-born. Twenty percent of hospital workers are immigrants. In Florida, a large share of home health care workers are immigrants as well. These numbers aren't abstractions — they are the backbone of a health care system that is now under strain from a wave of federal immigration policy changes. I recently join
