Afghanistan has been redesignated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This means that Afghans in the United States before September 20, 2023, will be eligible to apply for TPS and employment authorization.
https://t.co/PTiZr7jIFs
Venezuela has been redesignated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) - Venezuelans in the United States before July 31, 2023, will be eligible to apply for TPS and employment authorization. https://t.co/AEAv9jxWXM
Three huge differences between a 50-50 and 51-49 D majority:
1) Having a majority on each Committee versus power sharing/deadlocks requiring discharge petitions;
2) No single D Senator can hijack/block nominations; and
3) Ds can have *two* members absent and still hold votes.
Similarly, in Miami's Krome Detention Center, since taking the bench October 2019, Judge Martyak denied 107 out of 110 asylum claims she's heard, and denied 100% of claims she's heard in the last two years.
Two young House pages just approached me on the floor and discreetly thanked me for defending LGBTQ youth. One student told me they were in tears during my debate.
To all LGBTQ youth- we see you, you're loved and your lives are worth fighting for! #SayGay#PROTECTTRANSYOUTH 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
BREAKING: Today, 17 members of Congress called on DHS to close Glades County Detention Center in Florida.
After countless civil rights complaints & ongoing human rights abuses, the national spotlight is on @POTUS & @SecMayorkas to finally #ShutDownGlades
https://t.co/rL4LnN7cP7
Friends of ours still hunkered down In #Kabul and can’t get to the airport. Taliban checkpoints. WH says Taliban assured safe passage. Not true on the ground. Big problem? US securing airport but the streets outside are owned by the #Taliban. #NPR
And Niz-Chavez is out! And it's a good decision! The Court rules 6-3 that a "Notice to Appear" is a single document, not a combination of documents, and that it must contain all the statutory requirements in order to satisfy the stop-time rule!
https://t.co/gCWdAUqeGK