Matter of Barrientos, 24 I. & N. Dec. 100 (BIA 2007) (INA 244(b)(5)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1254(b)(5)(B) (2000), permits a noncitizen to assert the right to Temporary Protected Status in removal proceedings, even if a TPS application has previously been denied by the Administrative Appeals Unit).
Here is the link: http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/vll/intdec/vol24/3554.pdf