Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Current TPS designations and terminations, re-registration windows, and the interplay between TPS and other immigration relief.

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TPS

TPS Travel Now Counts as Admission. The 245(c) Bars Don't Care.

USCIS rescinded Matter of Z-R-Z-C- in 2022, so a TPS holder who returns on Form I-512T is now 'inspected and admitted' for INA § 245(a). That fixes the entry problem — not the unlawful-status, unauthorized-work, and continuous-lawful-status bars in INA § 245(c) that quietly disqualify most pending-asylum and out-of-status applicants.

Jun 10, 2026 7 min read