Emergency Relief for Caribbean Nationals Act

H.R. 5316, the Emergency Relief for Caribbean Nationals Act, would have granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to citizens of Haiti, Grenada, and the Cayman Islands who were living in the United States as of September 7, 2004. This designation would have allowed eligible individuals to remain and work legally in the U.S. for an initial period of 18 months, protecting them from deportation following a series of devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean. To qualify, individuals would have needed to meet specific residency and admissibility requirements and register with the Department of Homeland Security.