If you are a TPS recipient with a removal or deportation order who traveled and returned with government authorization while in TPS, you may request the ICE Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to join in a Joint Motion to Reopen proceedings to terminate your order. This applies if you intend to apply or have applied for adjustment of status with USCIS or if USCIS denied your application solely due to jurisdictional issues related to your removal order or inadmissibility grounds that were not waived or adjudicated. If your removal or deportation order is terminated through this process, and if your application to adjust your immigration status with USCIS was denied only for the reasons mentioned previously, you have two options:

1. Submit a new Form I-485: You can file a fresh Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
2. Request to Reopen your Denied Application: You can ask USCIS to reconsider your previously denied application at any time by filing a Motion to Reopen using Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion. We will accept these motions even if they are submitted after the usual deadline, as long as they meet the specific requirements. When filing Form I-290B, please clearly write “TPS Removal Order” at the top of the first page. This will help us identify your case and prevent it from being rejected due to a late filing. If you are currently involved in legal proceedings related to this, you can work through the government’s legal representative.