{"abstract":"Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from September 18, 2021, through March 17, 2023, and redesignating Somalia for 18 months, effective September 18, 2021 through March 17, 2023. The extension allows currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through March 17, 2023, so long as they otherwise continue to meet the eligibility requirements for TPS. The redesignation of Somalia allows additional individuals who have been continuously residing in the United States since July 19, 2021 to obtain TPS, if otherwise eligible.","action":"Notice of temporary protected status extension and redesignation.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services","name":"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services","id":499,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/499","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2021/07/22/2021-15595.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"86 FR 38744","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Extension of Designation of Somalia for TPS: The 18-month extension of the TPS designation of Somalia is effective September 18, 2021, and will remain in effect through March 17, 2023. The 60-day re- registration period for existing beneficiaries runs from July 22, 2021 through September 20, 2021. (Note: It is important for re-registrants to timely re-register during this 60-day period and not to wait until their EADs expire.)","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["CIS No. 2698-21","DHS Docket No. USCIS-2013-0006"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2021-15595","effective_on":"2021-09-18","end_page":38753,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2021/07/22/2021-15595.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/22/2021-15595/extension-and-redesignation-of-somalia-for-temporary-protected-status","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2021-15595?publication_date=2021-07-22","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2021-07-22/2021-15595/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":10,"page_views":{"count":6167,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 20:15:12 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-07-22/pdf/2021-15595.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-15595.pdf?1626871535","publication_date":"2021-07-22","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2021/07/22/2021-15595.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1615-ZB77":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["1615-ZB77"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"USCIS","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=USCIS-2013-0006","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"USCIS-2013-0006","document_id":"USCIS-2013-0006-0007","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Termination of the Designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2021-07-23T03:30:10Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":38744,"subtype":null,"title":"Extension and Redesignation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status","toc_doc":"Extension and Redesignation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":86}