{"id":83085,"date":"2017-07-25T07:27:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T11:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=83085"},"modified":"2017-07-23T17:00:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T21:00:32","slug":"gillibrand-menendez-and-24-colleagues-urge-u-s-depts-of-state-and-homeland-security-to-extend-temporary-protected-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=83085","title":{"rendered":"Gillibrand, Menendez and 24 colleagues urge U.S. Dep’ts of State and Homeland Security to extend temporary protected status"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kirsten Gillibrand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As of 2016, Approximately 320,000 TPS Recipients Live in the United States<\/em><\/p>\n

TPS-Designated Countries Include El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen<\/em><\/p>\n

U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and\u00a0Bob\u00a0Menendez (D-N.J.) today with 24 Senate colleagues\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urging Secretaries Rex Tillerson and John Kelly to extend the Temporary Protected Status of\u00a0nationals currently residing in the United States. The TPS designation is a temporary benefit aimed at providing relief to foreign nationals in the United States and countries devastated by natural disasters, armed conflict, or other extraordinary conditions.Currently, there are over 320,000 TPS holders in the United States from 10 countries with deadlines set to\u00a0expire\u00a0at the end of the year and beginning of 2018. These countries include El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge you to review each of the designations closely, taking into consideration conditions on the ground and remaining mindful of the possibility that ending TPS and ordering the return of recipients could undermine fragile recovery efforts or put individuals in harm\u2019s way,\u201d\u00a0the Senators wrote in their letter. \u201cContinuing to extend TPS for the 10 currently designated countries serves our national security interests and demonstrates to our allies abroad that the United States is a leader in humanitarian efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The TPS designation is implemented through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and is a temporary benefit aimed at providing relief to immigrants residing in the United States who are unable to safely return to their home country. TPS can be granted in the event of an ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster as well as other extraordinary and temporary conditions. TPS recipients are fully vetted and are required to undergo background checks to ensure that they are not risks to public safety or national security.<\/p>\n

Once granted TPS, individuals may not be deported, can obtain an employment authorization document and may be granted travel authorization. In addition, individuals cannot be detained by DHS on the basis of their immigration\u00a0status. Today\u2019s letter comes after Senator Menendez joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus last week in a\u00a0meeting with Secretary Kelly about the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies including the future of Temporary Protected Status designations<\/a>. Upon questioning, Secretary Kelly was noncommittal in laying out a clear future that\u00a0ensures the United States continues to show our leadership in extending protection to TPS recipients as their countries recover.<\/p>\n

Senators Gillibrand and Menendez were joined by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Christopher S. Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Al Franken (D-MN), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-OR), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).<\/p>\n

The full text of the Senators\u2019 joint letter is included\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Endnotes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

[1]\u00a0Argueta, Carla N. 2017. \u201cTemporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues.\u201d Congressional Research Service Reports & Analysis. Washington, DC: Library of Congress. (http:\/\/www.crs.gov\/Reports\/RS20844?source=search&guid=4bdd1a9c07f2428da30d137dc9895e66&index=0<\/a>).<\/p>\n

[2]\u00a0Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-649, 104 Stat. 4978.<\/p>\n

[3]\u00a0Baran, Amanda, Jose Maga\u00f1a-Salgado, and Tom K. Wong. 2017.\u00a0Economic Contributions by Salvadoran, Honduran, and Haitian TPS Holders<\/em>. Washington, DC: Immigrant Legal Resource Center. (https:\/\/www.ilrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/2017-04-18_economic_contributions_by_salvadoran_honduran_and_haitian_tps_holders.pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

[4]\u00a0Menj\u00edvar, Cecilia. 2017.\u00a0Temporary Protected Status in the United States: The Experiences of Honduran and Salvadoran Immigrants.<\/em>\u00a0Lawrence, KS: Center for Migration Research, University of Kansas. (http:\/\/ipsr.ku.edu\/migration\/pdf\/TPS_Report.pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n

[5]\u00a0McCabe, Kristen. 2012. \u201cForeign-Born Health Care Workers in the United States.\u201d Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute. (http:\/\/www.migrationpolicy.org\/article\/foreign-born-health-care-workers-united-states#5<\/a>)<\/p>\n

[6]\u00a0Pew Research Center Global Attitudes & Trends. 2016. \u201cRemittance Flows Worldwide in 2015.\u201d Washington, DC: Pew Research Center.\u00a0(http:\/\/www.pewglobal.org\/interactives\/remittance-map\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

[7]\u00a0Menj\u00edvar, op. cit.<\/p>\n

[8]\u00a0Baran et al., op. cit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As of 2016, Approximately 320,000 TPS Recipients Live in the United States TPS-Designated Countries Include El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and\u00a0Bob\u00a0Menendez (D-N.J.) today with 24 Senate colleagues\u00a0wrote\u00a0to the\u00a0U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urging Secretaries Rex Tillerson […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-lC5","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Gillibrand.jpg?fit=224%2C221&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}