NEW YORK, NY – Tomorrow, September 15th at 11:00 a.m. ET, New York Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and allies will host a press conference to discuss the harmful effects today’s ruling against the TPS program by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Ramos vs. Nielsen will have on New York’s more than 26,000 TPS holders, who are from El Salvador, Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, among other countries (Nepal and Honduras).
WHAT: A press conference regarding the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Ramos vs. Nielsen decision and its effects on New York State
WHO:Ahmed [last name withheld], Sudanese TPS holder and member of African Communities Together
Melissa Cetoute, Organizer, Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees & NTPSA
Nita K.C., Nepali TPS holder and member of Adhikaar
Rosa Cecilia, Long Island Committee of the National TPS Alliance
Beatriz Rodriguez, Salvadoran TPS Holder from New Jersey and member of the National TPS Alliance
WHEN: Tuesday, September 15th from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. ET
WHERE: The Office of U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
780 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
RSVP: Reporters planning to attend should RSVP to: Erik Villalobos, evillalobos@ndlon.
Background:
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a designation afforded to immigrants from countries experiencing humanitarian crises such as violent conflict, environmental disasters, or epidemics that would prevent them from returning safely. The majority of TPS recipients have lived in the United States for decades, building lives, careers, and families in New York. Despite the benefits and necessity of the program, the Trump administration, in an effort to advance its anti-immigrant agenda, began efforts to end the program in early 2018, resulting in the Ramos vs. Nielsen case. Yesterday’s decision also has ramifications for the Bhattarai vs. Nielsen case, which impacts Nepali and Honduran TPS holders.
The press conference is hosted by a number of organizations representing TPS communities and supporters including: the National TPS Alliance, African Communities Together, Adhikaar, Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees, Make the Road NY, the New York Immigration Coalition, and 1199SEIU.
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