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TPS Applicants Not Entered into FBI's NCIC Database

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Applicants Will Not be Entered in the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Database

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) will not enter TPS applicants into the FBI’s NCIC database with other aliens who absconded from orders of deportation. INS has procedures in place to insure that TPS applicants will not be entered into the NCIC lookout system. All TPS applicants are protected from removal from the United States during the designated TPS period.