Promoting Stability in Central America and Securing the Future of TPS, DED and DACA Beneficiaries

September 9th is a symbolic date, given that it is the date Salvadoran TPS beneficiaries would have lost their protected status, if not for the Ramos vs. Nielsen lawsuit, which has led to a preliminary injunction halting the program’s cancelation. A recent hearing on this case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has caused great concern that the only viable and timely solution to protect this population from the threat of losing status in the U.S. is immediate legislative action. There are solid examples of legislation that will protect TPS, DACA, and DED beneficiaries and their families. Existing proposals include the Promise Act and/or Dream Act in Congress, and the Secure Act in the Senate.

The time has come for the U.S. Congress to take action to protect this population and their U.S.-born children.

We urge all of our federal legislators and representatives to move TPS, DACA and DED beneficiaries towards Legal Permanent Residency and a pathway to citizenship now!

Full Press Release

Panelists:
David Campos – Event Moderator, Former City Supervisor, District 9, San Francisco.
Julia Gelatt, Senior Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute
Daniella Burgi-Palomino, Senior Associate, Latin America Working Group
Albert Saint Jean, Organizer, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)
Suyapa Edith Ucles Salinas, General Program Manager, Mennonite Social Action Commission (CASM)
Arianna Velasco, U.S. Citizen Child of TPS Beneficiary Parents

Panelist Profiles

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries, their families, along with Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) holders were joined by CARECEN San Francisco, CARECEN DC, Alianza Americas, the Bay Area TPS Committee, CASA, 32BJ, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, African Advocacy Network, the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, OXFAM, Latin America Working Group, FANM and other allies call on Congress to act now to create a path to permanent residency for all 13 countries beneficiaries of TPS, DACA and DED.

Speaker Profiles