1. United States
2. Maine
3. Letter

Sign on, co-sponsor, and vote for Rep Wasserman-Schultz's TPS Review bill. The SCOTUS ruling against TPS for Haitians and Syrians is cruel, abominable, and will be extremely disruptive and costly. It will cause suffering and death to those affected if you do not act. And it will have catastrophic effects on small businesses and those who depend on carers from the nations affected. Congress needs to take action now. Here is what Rep Wasserman Schultz says: "Hundreds of thousands of families who followed the law, passed multiple criminal background checks, earned work permits, and paid taxes will be torn apart, thrown in ICE jails, or sent back to a nation overrun by criminal gangs who murder and kidnap at will,” said Wasserman Schultz. “This fight is not over. When I return to Washington next week, I’ll introduce the TPS Review Act to restore checks and balances on the President’s handling of TPS, because nobody is above the law.” The TPS Review Act would amend the Temporary Protected Status statute to institute judicial review, establish a cause of action for TPS recipients and their representatives to sue for relief in court, and allow Congress to reverse a TPS termination by simple majority vote under the Congressional Review Act. This legislation will also require a standardized, documented process for the Executive Branch to review country conditions before TPS can be revoked, creating a paper trail for litigation, and place the burden of evidence on the Government to prove that a challenged TPS decision complies with these requirements. Under this bill, TPS recipients would maintain their status and work permits automatically and indefinitely while a termination is litigated in court, eliminating the uncertainty that has harmed Florida businesses and consumers over the last year. " We need this legislation. Congress also needs to understand the immorality and cruelty of the Trump kidnapping, concentration camp and deportation system is too costly - in operational costs, in cruelty, in future law suits, and in funds lost to taxes and small business losses from disruption. If you don't have the moral compass to see that Trump's policies are wrong, then reckon up the spending on ICE and the economic damage, the terror, the violence and cruelty, and the undermining of constitutional rights.