Many thousands of Liberian immigrants on temporary immigration status are allowed to stay here another year. Advocacy groups and lawmakers are trying to make their stay permanent. - - Donna Poisl
by Julia N. Opoti, Editor-In-Chief
President Barack Obama has given a 12-month extension extension to thousands of Liberian immigrants who are on a temporary immigration status in the US.
Confirming the extension the Communications Director of U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, Rick Jauert, said, "We welcome this extension, but we will continue to work for a vehicle for a road to citizenship."
Thousands of Liberians fled to the US following a decades-long civil war that left their country in shambles. While many of them sought refugee and asylum status, thousands others were offered a temporary stay in the US.
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