WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, April 1st, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Biden-Harris administration announced that the de facto asylum ban, otherwise known as Title 42 expulsion policy, would end on May 23rd, 2022. This Trump era order, which was perpetuated by the Biden administration, has blocked migrants at the U.S. Southern border from seeking asylum, in clear defiance of international human rights laws. This restriction on the right to seek asylum and refuge from harmful conditions has lasted two years under the guise of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Advocates and public health experts have repeatedly denounced this policy and explained that the order had no medical basis. Title 42 has resulted in over 1 million people being expelled back to dangerous conditions, including over 20,000 Haitian migrants.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Temporary Protected Status Deferred Enforced Departure Administrative Advocacy Coalition (TPS-DED AAC) commends the Biden administration for its decision to newly designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals from Sudan and extended and redesigate TPS for South Sudan. TPS provides protection from deportation and permission to work for eligible nationals of countries that have been designated temporarily too dangerous for return. Today’s designation comes after continuous advocacy and education—154 organizations and 34 Congress members signed on in support of South Sudan’s redesignation just last month. We also applaud the decision to provide Special Student Relief to international students from South Sudan due to the ongoing crisis, and we urge the administration to extend the same protection and flexibility to students from Sudan.
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM EST, join African Communities Together, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) at Georgetown University Law Center, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman, LLP, and plaintiffs in the Diversity Visa lawsuit, E.B. v. Department of State, for a virtual press conference discussing the recent federal court ruling vacating the Trump-era “passport rule”.
Landlord and City of New York responsible for Bronx fire that killed 17 African immigrants, injured and displaced dozens
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September 22, 2021
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Email: assefash@africans.us
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS A DUTY TO PROTECT HAITIAN MIGRANTS
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June 15, 2021
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Immigrant Rights Coalition Urges Congress to Pass H.R. 6
Communities United for Status & Protection Urge Senate to Pass
American Dream and Promise Act to Provide Permanent Status to TPS Holders
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