Deep concern over terminating TPS for Afghan allies?? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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B Stands for BetrayalGreetings,??

On Friday April 11, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to end
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The TPS program is available to individuals whose home countries have experienced armed conflict, natural disaster, or other events threatening the livelihood of citizens. TPS offers protections [link removed] from deportations for 6 to 18 months in addition to work authorization in the US. ????

The Council on National Security and Immigration [link removed] (CNSI), a group of leaders and experts on national security and immigration policy, released today a press statement [link removed] urging the Trump administration to uphold commitments to safeguard our Afghan allies including the facilitation of relocation, resettlement, and bringing people to safety.??

CNSI believes that
honoring America's tradition of humanitarian leadership is critical to our national security objectives as well as to our diplomatic and economic global relations.??

"This decision sets a troubling precedent, suggesting that the U.S. may not honor its commitments to those who assist us in times of conflict. We urge the administration to reconsider this decision and uphold our moral and strategic obligations to Afghan allies," the statement says.????

CNSI leaders call for refining asylum processes, honoring commitments, and fostering shared global responsibility for refugees. For years, Afghan allies [link removed]- put their lives and their families' lives at risk to help the U.S. military in our efforts to defeat al Qaeda and the Taliban. By doing so they have earned the opportunity to stay in the United States and obtain legal permanent resident status.
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Similarly, a group of evangelical denominations and organizations [link removed] recently sent a???letter [link removed] President Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, urging them to reconsider the recently announced terminations of temporary protections for certain immigrants.???"Many of these individuals are... active members of evangelical churches, which is one reason that these concerns are so personal to many evangelical Christians throughout the country," the letter notes. "While we do want to see our borders secured and violent criminals removed from the United States, we do not want to see law-abiding individuals who are currently in the country lawfully become unlawfully present or be deported." ??

Throughout our country's history, immigrants have made vital contributions to economic, cultural, and
innovative achievements. Jennie Murray, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum is concerned about the impacts the aforementioned policies would have on our society. Earlier this week Murray stated [link removed] that "allowing TPS for Afghans to expire will???negatively???affect thousands of recipients,???the communities who welcomed them, and the???American businesses???who hired them."??

We hope you continue to advocate [link removed] with us for long-overdue action to pass needed immigration reforms including protections [link removed] for our Afghan allies. ??

Stay hopeful and committed,??

Oula

Oula Alrifai??
Assistant Vice President of Field and Constituencies??
National Immigration Forum?????

NEWS CLIPS TO NOTE:????

BORDER REPORT: Migrant registry has few takers, groups say
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CHRISTIANITY TODAY: The Model Immigrants in Legal Limbo [link removed]????

NPR: Trump administration ending temporary protected status for Afghans living in U.S. [link removed]??

NBC 3 NEWS: Dreamers gain overwhelming voter support as DACA debate reignites immigration reform [link removed]??

RNS: The church helped me when I was a refugee. It's called to do the same today.
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