Friend,
Earlier this month, the Biden Administration announced that it is designating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukrainians living in the United States in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Additionally, the Biden Administration has also announced the designation of TPS to Afghans in the U.S.
There are approximately 75,100 Ukrainians and approximately 75,000 Afghans living in the U.S. that are eligible to apply for TPS under the new designations.
For Ukrainians, the TPS designation applies to any Ukrainian that was present in the U.S. on or before March 1, 2022 while for Afghans, the TPS designation applies to individuals already residing in the U.S. as of March 15, 2022. For both countries, TPS protections are valid for 18 months.
Those that are approved and granted TPS will be protected from deportation and returning to a country that is not safe as well as be allowed to continue to work, pay taxes and raise their families in the U.S.
The new TPS designations to Ukraine and Afghanistan is welcome news. This is one way the United States can help Ukrainian and Afghan immigrants whose native countries have been struck by violence, terror and uncertainty.
The same needs to be done for migrants from Central America, Black-majority countries in Africa and other countries too dangerous to receive deportees safely.
The Biden Administration has the power to grant TPS to Central American countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, as well as other countries facing armed conflicts and violence, such as Cameroon, Nepal, Lebanon, Ethiopia and Mauritania.
Contact your members of Congress TODAY at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to keep up the pressure on the Biden Administration to follow through with their campaign promises to protect immigrants>>>
