Dems call on Biden to expand controversial immigration program Trump said he would cut it.

Controversial immigration programs that have been in place for decades have become a hot topic recently as they appear to be cut back or severely restricted by the incoming Trump administration. And Democrats are calling on President Biden to take action to preserve it.

Temporary protected status is a program established in the 1990s that allows governments to designate countries as unsafe for nationals to return to. It gives nationals already in the United States the right to obtain a work permit. and protection from deportation If they are here illegally or if their legal status has expired

The Biden administration has designated or designated a number of countries for TPS, including Venezuela, Haiti, Afghanistan, and others, resulting in the ability for hundreds of thousands of people to remain in the U.S. There are currently 17 countries designated for TPS.

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Trump’s first administration sought to end TPS for many countries. But it has been locked in a years-long court battle by left-wing civil rights groups over the issue.

TPS becomes a key issue again in 2024 as Republicans and conservatives draw attention to mass migration through humanitarian parole from Haiti. Immigrants enter using the CBP One app and program that allows up to 30,000 immigrants from 4 countries to enter the United States per month. They can be eligible for TPS if they arrived before the new country was designated.

There have been widespread reports of Haitian refugees flooding cities. In Ohio and elsewhere Adopted by former President Trump and his senator, J.D. Vance of Ohio, Trump promised to revoke TPS for Haiti earlier this year.

“It was invaded. You can’t do that to people. I will revoke (TPS) and I will bring (immigrants) back to their countries,” he said. Nation News Speaking of Springfield, Ohio.

Vance described TPS as “a government directive that says you are no longer allowed to deport people.” Conservatives have long complained that the continued extension of TPS This means that it is not “temporary” as claimed.

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Republicans have moved to limit the program in Congressman Jim Banks, R-Ind., the Senate-elect. Proposes a bill that would limit TPS determinations, require Congress to approve these requirements for a period of 12 months, and require further action by Congress to extend them. Trump promises to launch mass deportation operation And restrictions on TPS and other immigration benefits are expected to follow.

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To that end, Democrats have called on Biden to expand protections under TPS and other programs. To reduce the impact of the incoming administration

“We write now because the window to secure and outline your administration’s policies is rapidly closing,” Democrats led by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told Biden in a letter this month.

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“We call on you to take decisive action between now and the President-elect’s inauguration. To complete the important work of the past four years. and protect immigrant families.”

However, so far there has been no movement on TPS by the Biden administration and no indications. that any new design or extension is about to happen