Democratic senators in Maryland hope to secure permanent status for more than 400,000 residents who first came to the United States temporarily.
The bill will help those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) gain residency in the United States, ending a cycle in which holders must apply for status renewal every six to 18 months. The status has been granted to persons whose counties of origin have been affected by a natural disaster, civil unrest or other disturbances since 1990.
The legislation comes as TPS holders struggle with a decision by the Trump administration, which has tried to end the status of those in Sudan, Haiti, El Salvador and Nicaragua, many of whom came to the United States years earlier. The previous administration claimed that those countries had recovered from disasters and unrest.
“For decades, our country has received and protected those fleeing violence and unrest around the world,” Sen said. Chris Van Hollen
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“Many have lived here legally for over twenty years – and they have come to call our country home. But in the last four years, the livelihoods of these individuals have been constantly threatened. Now, together with the Biden Administration, we must give priority to ensuring the security and certainty of TPS recipients. ”
The bill will provide a residence path for people from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen who have TPS.
The bill, called the SECURE Act, failed to move forward when it was introduced last year, but lawmakers hope Biden’s immigration bill will become a vehicle for legislation that will now be passed in a Democratic-led Senate.
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“If he were in the office of Democrats, we would have done this a long time ago,” Sen said. Ben Cardin
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“It’s hard to persuade Republicans to join us, because in most cases they are a minority in their caucus,” he said of GOP lawmakers who support TPS status.