September 8, 2022
Effective June 27, 2022, President Biden issued a memorandum that extended and expanded Liberian Deferred Enforced Departure (“DED”), permitting eligible persons to stay and work in the United States, until June 30, 2024. Eligible persons include nationals of Liberia, or individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who:
On September 6, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published a Federal Register notice providing additional guidance on work and travel authorization for persons covered by Liberian DED.
USCIS is automatically extending the validity of certain Liberian DED-related Employment Authorization Documents {“EADs”) until June 30, 2024. This includes EADs with:
There is no application for DED. Under the Liberian DED, eligible persons may:
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