WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce legislation to provide qualified Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients a path to permanent legal residency. The introduction of the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act comes as the Trump Administration undermines TPS. The Trump Administration has revoked TPS for an estimated 563,000 recipients from five countries. Although legal challenges have been filed against this action, the Supreme Court has temporarily allowed the revocation to stand, putting hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation to their home countries, where they would face serious danger.
“The Temporary Protected Status program has been a lifeline that has allowed people and families facing unimaginable circumstances to find a safe refuge here in the United States,” dijo el Senador Rosen. “TPS recipients contribute to our communities and our economy, and they deserve a pathway to permanent residency, which is why I’m proud to help introduce this bill. I’ll keep standing up to protect Nevada’s immigrant families.”
Nevada is home to thousands of TPS recipients. Senator Rosen has been outspoken in her strong support for TPS recipients, DACA recipients, and their families. Last week, she urged the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to resume processing applications for the DACA program, following a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that limited a nationwide injunction to only Texas. Earlier this month, Senator Rosen took to the Senate floor to mark the thirteenth anniversary of the DACA program and deliver a forceful defense of Nevada’s Dreamers in light of the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrant communities across the country.
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