the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Washington DC, in a unanimous ruling the Supreme Court on Monday said immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally cannot apply for green cards simply because they enjoy Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.
Temporary Protected Status is a temporary status given to eligible nationals of designated countries who are present in the United States. The status, afforded to nationals from some countries affected by armed conflict or natural disaster, allows persons to live and work in the United States for limited time
The case was brought by Jose Santos Sanchez, a Salvadoran immigrant who entered the U.S. illegally in 1993 but was later protected under TPS in 2001. He applied for a green card in 2014 but was deemed ineligible. (SANCHEZ ET UX. v. MAYORKAS, SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL)
There are an estimated 320,000 foreign nationals currently living in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status,, according to the Congressional Research Service. The immigrants hail from 12 countries: Burma, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
But Murphy says they can still get drivers licenses, free medical care and college tuition!
If this was announced under the previous administration, there would be howls from the media and the left (same thing) that it was evil and heartless.
Biden increases sanctions on Chinese companies
Kamala tells Guatemala that illegals will be turned away at US border
Hailed as smart policy by your same liberal neighbors who vilified Trump for doing the exact same thing.