Honduran TPS Holders Discuss Impact of Decision On Their Lives According to McClatchy and The Washington Post, the Trump Administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for yet another country in the throes of unrest and chaos. This time the country is Honduras, a country plagued by violence, social turmoil, and recurring natural... Continue »
Honduras TPS Decision Deadline: 5/4/2018, 2 Days As the Honduran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) deadline looms, both Politico PRO and Newsy highlight the fear of various Honduran TPS holders and immigration advocates who are speaking out to urge the Trump Administration to extend TPS for the 57,000 legal immigrants from Honduras. Read the Politico PRO and Newsy article.... Continue »
Honduras TPS Decision Deadline: 5/4/2018, 4 Days Last week, the Trump Administration delivered its decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 9,000 Nepalis living in the United States despite the country continuing to recover from a 2015 earthquake. This was the fifth decision by this Administration to force... Continue »
Today, the Trump Administration announced it would terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 9,000 Nepali TPS holders, subjecting hardworking, tax-paying, and integral contributors to the fabric of our nation to deportation. According to Pili Tobar, Managing Director of America’s Voice: This Administration’s motion today to terminate TPS for Nepal marks... Continue »
New York, N.Y. – TODAY, the Trump Administration announced that it is terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Nepal. The termination will take effect June 24, 2019. The TPS program has benefited 14,791 Nepalis since the country was first designated after the devastating earthquakes on April 25, 2015. Currently... Continue »
In an alarming new piece, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof dissects Trump’s intentionally cruel immigration policies. As he concludes, “I don’t believe in open borders, and immigration policy is complex and difficult. Yet Trump isn’t making hard decisions but unconscionable ones. I am the son of a refugee myself, a beneficiary of... Continue »
El juez federal John D. Bates dictaminó ayer que el gobierno de Trump terminó DACA de manera ilegal, de tal modo que a menos que presente mejores argumentos en 90 días, las autoridades deben no solo continuar con el programa para los actuales beneficiarios, sino que debe aceptar también nuevas solicitudes.... Continue »
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington, DC ruled that the Trump Administration unlawfully ended DACA and unless they come up with a better rationale in 90 days, the Administration must not only continue DACA for current beneficiaries, but it must accept new applications as well. The ruling – just... Continue »
Today, on the three-year anniversary of the Nepali 2015 earthquake, the Trump Administration must decide whether to deport thousands. An ABC piece captures the fear and anxiety hanging over the heads of nearly 9,000 Nepali TPS holders as they await the Trump administration’s decision on whether to terminate the program for Nepal, which... Continue »
The Trump Administration continues to persecute long-settled immigrants, who are part of American families. This will go down as a dark and disgraceful chapter in American history. With Republicans unwilling to hold this Administration to account, it is left to those of us who still believe in an America... Continue »