Arlington, VA — [November 25, 2025] — The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is gravely concerned about the severe impact that the Administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar) will have on affected communities nationwide. This decision risks returning people to a country where conflict, widespread insecurity, and persecution persist. It also threatens to unravel the meaningful contributions Burmese TPS holders have made to their communities across the United […]
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USCRI Deeply Alarmed by DHS Decision to Terminate TPS for South Sudan Amid Escalating Violence and Humanitarian Crisis
Arlington, VA — November 7, 2025 — The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is deeply alarmed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan, effective January 5, 2026. This decision undermines both the humanitarian purpose of the TPS program and the United States’ longstanding […]
USCRI Warns Termination of TPS for Syria Could Have Life-Threatening Consequences, Urges Reversal
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is deeply concerned by the Administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria, effective November 21, 2025. TPS was created by the U.S. Congress in 1990 to offer safety to individuals from countries where armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions prevent safe return. Syrians were first granted TPS in 2012 following a devastating war that broke out in 2011. Many of […]
USCRI Commends TPS Extension and Redesignation for Haiti
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) commends today’s decision by the current administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti for 18 months. The TPS extension will continue to protect current beneficiaries until February 3, 2026, and the TPS redesignation could safeguard an estimated 309,000 eligible Haitian nationals residing in […]
USCRI Policy Brief: TPD and TPS: The EU and the US Provide Immigration Protection
August 24 marks the six-month anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022. Over 6.7 million Ukrainians have fled their country as refugees and another 6.6 million are internally displaced. The EU was fast-acting to protect refugees streaming out of Ukraine. Just over a week after the beginning of the invasion, the Council of the […]
Fact Sheet – Documentation and Benefit Eligibility for Ukrainians
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the number of Ukrainians seeking safety in the United States has rapidly risen. This fact sheet outlines the three main legal pathways and their corresponding benefit eligibility, that Ukrainians are utilizing in the United States. These include 1) Temporary Protected Status (TPS); 2) Humanitarian Parole and […]
