Trump administration to end protections for thousands of Syrian migrants [View all]
Source: msn/Washington Post
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The Trump administration announced Friday that it is terminating temporary protections for thousands of Syrian migrants in the United States, less than a year after rebels overthrew a decades-long dictatorship in Syria.
According to a Department of Homeland Security news release, Syrian nationals will have 60 days to voluntarily depart the U.S., after which they will be subject to arrest and deportation. “Conditions in Syria no longer prevent their nationals from returning home,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “Syria has been a hotbed of terrorism and extremism for nearly two decades.”
In his second term, President Donald Trump has aggressively sought to remove unauthorized immigrants, including by revoking protections for those under the temporary protected status program, or TPS.
Congress created TPS in 1990 to shield immigrants from deportation if their countries experienced extraordinary crises, such as armed conflict or natural disasters. According to DHS estimates, there are more than 6,000 Syrians with TPS designations, which allow people to live and work legally in the country but do not offer a path to permanent residency or citizenship.
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