On 11/19/2014, President Obama issued an executive order granting individuals from Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone temporary protected status (TPS). A person had to be in the United States (US) on or before November 19, 2014 to be eligible to apply for TPS. That grant of TPS last for 18 months, so it expires on May 21, 2016. No one knows if the President will extend TPS for Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone to take effect after it expires. History says it is very likely be extended. A lot of people have called the law office of MARCUS-JARVIS LAW LIMITED on trying to renew TPS. Since the grant has not been extended, there is nothing to renew at this time.  Normally, one renews his/her TPS 90 days before the expiration because the Employment Authorization Card (EAD) is tied to the TPS. Most employers will terminate ones employment if she/he has no authorization to work in the US. Individual from Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone should stay in contact with their attorney, community groups, and churches for any announcements on TPS. If a person is in removal/deportation proceedings and is from a country that is designated TPS, that person may seek TPS from an Immigration Judge (IJ). In removal/deportation proceedings, an IJ has original jurisdiction over TPS. See Matter of Lopez-Aldana, 25 I & N Dec. 49 (BIA 2009). TPS means that if you are from a country that is designated TPS, one timely renews his/her TPS, you are not a threat to the national security, and commits no disqualifying crime, the US government will not remove you from the United States. www.m-jlawltd.com . Tel 1-(763) 425 5447