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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify the meaning of the “public charge ground of inadmissibility” on February 24. The new guidance will be welcome news for immigrants as well as state governments and immigrant-serving organizations across the country that have worked to combat fear and misinformation around public charge. Read More »
The Canadian government released its 2022-2024 immigration targets earlier this week. Should it reach these targets, the number of new immigrants entering Canada would reach levels not seen in more than a century. Read More »
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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Following Russia’s military invasion in Ukraine, escalating violence has created a humanitarian crisis forcing an untold number of people to flee their homes and making it impossible for Ukrainians living abroad to return safely. The American Immigration Council estimates that there are 34,000 immigrants from Ukraine in the U.S. today who could benefit from temporary humanitarian protections.
Temporary Protected Status—a form of immigration status provided to people of certain countries experiencing temporary conditions that make it difficult or unsafe to return—could be a lifeline to those thousands of Ukrainians already in the United States.
This fact sheet from the American Immigration Council provides an overview of how TPS designations are determined, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.
Read more: Temporary Protected Status: An Overview
ACROSS THE NATION
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The American Immigration Council, along with 177 organizations, urged the Biden administration to designate Temporary Protected Status to Ukraine. In a letter sent to President Biden, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State, the organizations advocated for Ukrainian citizens currently living in the United States whose departure or return home is untenable at this time and could benefit from TPS.
Read more: Coalition Urges Biden Administration to Designate Temporary Protected Status to Ukraine
GET INVOLVED
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As the situation for civilians in Ukraine deteriorates, partner organizations are making arrangements to provide support to people across the country and surrounding regions.
These are some of the organizations currently supporting people impacted by the conflict, including providing life-saving shelter, financial support, and humanitarian assistance.
The American Immigration Council will continue to highlight organizations in the coming days and weeks as we get more information.
Read more: UNHCR, YMCA, and Save the Children
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) was a humanitarian and logistical disaster. It has made the immigration backlogs worse.
“Internal reports during the Trump administration said that MPP effectively broke the immigration courts. They put 70,000 people through the program and only were able to assign a couple of dozen judges."
– Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy counsel at the American Immigration Council
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