1/ FINALLY: #TPSElSalvador #TPSNepal #TPSNicaragua & other #TPS designations extended from current expiration of 10/4/21 to 12/31/22. Welcome news, but far short of what needs to happen for hundreds of thousands of ppl living on the edges of lawful status

uscis.gov/humanitarian/t…
2/ The most imminent problem is documentation of the lawful status of #TPS beneficiaries. Bc it has been on life support via judicial orders after Trump canceled it, recipients were never issued new ID & have only had them extended by law. Try explaining that to DMVs & employers
3/ USCIS is encouraging them to file for new work permits, but this is an additional 495 in filing fees. It should not be. It's not their fault. Waive this.
4/ More fundamentally, why is the Biden administration still defending these Trump-era suits against Trump's rash and openly racist decisions to end these TPS designations? Can we not just get the wheels going to replace them? Is this happening?
5/ At least one of these suits was brought on allegations that Trump's decision was inexcusable grounded in race following the "shithole countries" and many other openly racist statements. Do taxpayers really need to keep carrying that water?
6/ Finally, #TPSElSalvador in particular is months away from being of drinking age and its recipients have no path to citizenship. These have to be some of the most vetted/surveilled people in US history. Just give them a chance already. 18 months at a stretch is no way to live

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