Castro Statement on Termination of TPS for Nepalis
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released the following statement:
“Terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the approximately 9,000 Nepalis in the United States symbolizes the Administration’s draconian immigration policy. President Obama granted TPS under humanitarian reasons for Nepal after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed thousands and left tens of thousands more homeless in 2015. Nepalis living in the U.S. under TPS contribute to our economic prosperity and forcing them to return home under conditions without adequate shelter, food, water, healthcare, education, and jobs jeopardizes their future. As of October 2017, nearly 3,000 Nepalis called Texas home.
“This is one of many other terminations that this Administration has enacted—El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan—forcing more than 300,000 people to leave the United States or live in the shadows. This runs contrary to the spirit of our nation’s democracy. As we look ahead to other counties with protected status like Honduras, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, and South Sudan, I urge the Administration to reconsider their interpretation of TPS and what these recipients give America in return.”
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