T stands for temporary.
Temporary Protected Status.
More broadly, our immigration, asylum, visa, residency, and related policies cannot hinge upon whether America is a better place to live than other countries—because America will always be a better place to live than other countries.
People are right to want to come here.
And Americans have a right to say “no.”
In a cruel and inhumane decision, the Supreme Court just turned its back on more than 300,000 Haitians and thousands of Syrians who have worked and raised families here because they faced violence and instability back home.
TPS exists for exactly this reason: to protect people when returning home is unsafe. Haiti and Syria remain unsafe today. Instead of showing basic humanity, Donald Trump and this Court have chosen fear, chaos, and cruelty.
I have introduced legislation to extend TPS for Haitians, and will keep fighting to protect Haitian and Syrian families from being forced back into danger. America should not turn its back on people who came here seeking safety.