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On a day when SCOTUS dealt a heavy blow to our multiracial democracy, it was nevertheless a day of hope and joy as immigrants and advocates rallied to represent the 1.3 million Temporary Protected Status holders who want only to be allowed to live with dignity and in safety.
#ProtectTPS #TPSjustice
ICYMI: IRAP President Sharif Aly published an op-ed in @thehill.com about the stakes in yesterday's SCOTUS case to #ProtectTPS for 1.3 million people.
"The administration is seeking to abandon not only those in need but also the rule of law itself."
After President Trump's #RefugeeBan stranded countless refugees abroad, the @newyorker.com came to Jordan to meet IRAP's clients. These are their stories.
IRAP continues to fight in court and on the ground to support refugees and ensure they can find a safe place to call home.
Temporary protected status and broader refugee and humanitarian protections are not loopholes to be closed.
thehill.com
Many refugee families thought they’d have a second chance in the U.S. Then Trump returned to office.
Earlier this week during our virtual press event, @irap.bsky.social's Staff Attorney Megan Hauptman didn't mince words: "From refugees to DACA recipients to TPS holders, the government doesn't care about legal status or humanity. Everyone is a target."
"Ending TPS would be the largest de-documentation effort in US history, but the administration won't stop there if the court gives them the green light to run roughshod over our laws," said Megan Hauptman, @irap.bsky.social Staff Attorney.
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
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BREAKING: Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two class action lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to terminate TPS for hundreds of thousands of people from Syria and Haiti. #ProtectTPS
Read the press release from the legal teams:
refugeerights.org/news-resourc...
Almost one year ago, 400+ people from around the United States & the world signed the #WeWillWelcome pledge.
Now, we want to celebrate YOU!
Submit the act of welcome you completed! ⬇️
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Want to join? Sign the #WeWillWelcome pledge! ⬇️
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22 of the 39 countries facing U.S. entry restrictions are among the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, as are many whose nationals are at risk of losing #TPS.
Read more about IRAP's work protecting climate-displaced people in @theguardian.com:
A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally
NEW: The Trump administration is trying to resettle more white Afrikaners at the exclusion of refugees who have been waiting for years.
IRAP recently updated our legal challenge to the dismantling of USRAP to address this kind of discriminatory repurposing of refugee resettlement.
