CHC Chair Statement on Biden Administration’s Decision to Not Redesignate TPS For El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

CHC Communications | Brian Garcia | brian.garcia3@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today,Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Nanette Barragán issued a statement on the Biden Administration’s decision to not redesignate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal.

“I’m disappointed the Biden Administration failed to redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal. Millions of brave families prayed that TPS redesignations would be granted, but the Administration fell short of delivering the full protection these families deserve,” said Chair Barragán. “While I appreciate that the Administration rescinded an anti-immigrant policy put in place by the previous President and granted an 18-month TPS extension, it is a band-aid solution. This extension will shield these families for the short-term, but it prolongs the suffering caused by instability & uncertainty that TPS holders, and their families, continue to live in. I urge the Biden Administration to reconsider and redesignate TPS for these nations.”

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