Andrew Scheinthal and Tania Francois of WSVN News Miami tell the story of Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders Rony and Marjorie Ponthieux in order to shed light on TPS families that could be separated by the program’s expiration. If TPS is allowed to expire for El Salvador, Haiti,...
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Recent environmental disaster provide basis for protecting 500k+ Guatemalans Today, over 300 national, state, and local immigrant, religious, labor, and civil rights organizations sent a letter to Kristjen Nielsen, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), asking her to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Guatemala in light of...
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Thousands of Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders are terrified of their futures as 2019 deadline approaches Martin Vassolo from the Miami Herald highlights the fear spreading across Haitian communities as the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program is less than a year out from its expiration on July 22,...
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Deportation & Family Separation Dates: Sudan: November 2, 2018 Nicaragua: January 5, 2019 Nepal: June 24, 2019 Haiti: July 22, 2019 El Salvador: September 9, 2019 Honduras: January 5, 2020 Reuters reports that yesterday a Boston judge rejected the Trump administration’s bid to end a lawsuit arguing that the...
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Haitian Deportation & Family Separation Date: July 22, 2019 This weekend marked one year until Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti expires after the Trump Administration canceled the program earlier this year. In just one year — on July 22, 2019 — the Trump administration will begin deporting more...
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18 Month Extension Without Re-designation Will Deport Families Who Arrived After the Deadline In yet another decision that threatens the livelihoods of immigrants, the Trump administration decided earlier today not to re-designate Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The decision forces families who have arrived in the U.S. after...
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Tal Kopan reports for CNN that the Trump administration was warned by intelligence analysts in a report that ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would increase undocumented immigration but acted to terminate the program anyways. You can read Topan’s full article below: The Trump administration was warned by...
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Houston TPS Holders Are Living Their Lives in Limbo as they Face Family Separation After End of TPS Countdown to Somalia TPS Decision Deadline: 2 Days In an article for the Houston Chronicle, Olivia Tallet depicts the lives of TPS holders in Houston as they face the Trump Administration’s...
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Countdown to Somalia TPS Decision Deadline: 3 Days A recording of the press call is available here. On a press call earlier today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), TPS holders, and immigration policy experts gathered to discuss the upcoming Somalia TPS decision deadline on July 19th. The Trump administration must...
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273,000 Children at Risk of Deportation at the Hands of the Trump Administration Countdown to Somalia TPS Decision Deadline: 3 Days In an article for Roll Call, Camila DeChalus brings attention to yet another looming family separation crsis. TPS holder parents and their more than 273,000 U.S. citizen children...
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