Tell President Biden to Keep Families in the U.S. Together, Protected, and Safe

TPS stands for Temporary Protected Status, an immigration program used as a humanitarian solution for people who are unable to return to their home countries safely to live and work legally in the United States. But for hundreds of thousands of immigrant essential workers in the U.S., it means Together, Protected, and Safe with their families.

People who are eligible for TPS are already living in the U.S. and part of American communities. They are business owners, home owners, and many are parents and grandparents of U.S. citizen children. They contribute some $22 billion in wages to the U.S. economy each year, work in more than 600,000 jobs, and have higher labor force participation rates than the overall U.S. labor force. Inaction from the Biden administration to protect people eligible for TPS would disrupt local economies, could shatter communities across America, and separate families.

We urge the Biden administration to immediately redesignate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal and grant TPS for Guatemala and other countries that qualify.