Democratic senators from Maryland hope to achieve the permanent status of more than 400,000 residents who temporarily came to the United States.
The bill would help people with temporary protection status (TPS) reside in the United States, ending a cycle by which incumbents must apply for renewal of their status every six to 18 months. Status has been granted to people whose home counties have been affected by a natural disaster, civil unrest, or other disruption since 1990.
The legislation comes as TPS headlines fight a decision by the Trump administration, which sought to end the status of Sudanese, Haitians, from El Salvador and Nicaragua, many of whom came to the United States years earlier. The previous administration argued that these countries had since recovered from disasters and riots.
“For decades, our country has welcomed and protected those fleeing violence and turmoil around the world,” the senator said. Chris Van Hollen
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“Many have lived here legally for more than twenty years and have come to call our country. But over the past four years, the livelihoods of these individuals have been constantly threatened. Now, together with the Biden Administration, we must prioritize the safety and security of TPS recipients ”.
The bill would provide a pathway to the residence of people from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen who are TPS holders.
The bill, called the SECURE Act, did not move forward when it was introduced last year, but lawmakers hope the Biden immigration bill will become a vehicle for legislation that will now be taken into account. Senate led by Democrats.
Biden has advocated an eight-year path to citizenship for 11 million people in the U.S.
“If it was for Democrats, we would have done it a long time ago,” the senator said. Ben Cardin
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“It’s hard to get Republicans to join us because in most cases they are a minority within their group,” he said of Republican Party lawmakers who support TPS status.