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Following hurricanes Eta & Iota and the ongoing pandemic and pervasive food insecurity, @amprog called on @DHSgov and @StateDept to redesignate El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua for #TPS and issue a new initial designation for Guatemala.
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Since TPS was first created by Congress more than 30 years ago, skeptics have expressed concern that #TPS designations will encourage more people to migrate to the US.
📣A new @amprog @TomWongPhD column finds no evidence to support this.
americanprogress.org/?p=495821
📣A new @amprog @TomWongPhD column finds no evidence to support this.
americanprogress.org/?p=495821
First, to qualify for TPS, a person must have already been in the United States prior to the date of the designation; people who arrive later are ineligible for protection unless and until the country is subsequently redesignated for TPS.
This #InternationalHumanRightsDay let’s talk about a U.S. policy that throws hundreds of thousands of API, Black, Latinx and Arab immigrants into a game of immigration roulette every 6-to 18-months. A thread: 1/10
Here’s why we’re on #TheCUSPofJustice:
400K people in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status (TPS)—an immigration status assigned to applicants from certain countries facing humanitarian crises. Don’t let the “temporary” name fool you. People have had TPS FOR DECADES. 2/10
400K people in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status (TPS)—an immigration status assigned to applicants from certain countries facing humanitarian crises. Don’t let the “temporary” name fool you. People have had TPS FOR DECADES. 2/10
El Salvador was the first country to receive TPS in 1991. Followed by Somalia. This means there have been people living in the U.S. with the so-called-temporary-status for close to thirty years. Currently there are 10 countries with TPS. 3/10 cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/…
Since 2015, #TPS has provided work authorization & protection from deportation to approximately 14,800 Nepali individuals.
NEW survey by @adhikaar @TomWongPHD @silvamathema highlights the significant gains & contributions of Nepali TPS holders ⬇️⬇️
americanprogress.org/issues/immigra…
NEW survey by @adhikaar @TomWongPHD @silvamathema highlights the significant gains & contributions of Nepali TPS holders ⬇️⬇️
americanprogress.org/issues/immigra…
Last month, the 9th circuit reversed the Ramos v Nielsen decision, allowing the Trump administration to move forward in terminating #TPS protections.
#TPS holders face an uncertain future and must have permanent legal protection. #BeyondTemporary
#TPS holders face an uncertain future and must have permanent legal protection. #BeyondTemporary
45.9% of respondents with children reported thinking about how losing #TPS would mean not being able to see their children grow up. #FamiliesBelongTogether
This increases significantly, to 66.1%, among those with U.S.-citizen children.
This increases significantly, to 66.1%, among those with U.S.-citizen children.
