In 2021, we are fighting hard for permanent residency for TPS holders through the budget reconciliation process. We’ve been directly lobbying elected officials, turning out calls and letters and mobilizing in DC and around the country to demand no more temporary solutions for our communities.

As the country continues to battle the pandemic, our directly impacted community members are on the frontlines. One third of TPS holders are essential workers who risked their lives to continue to go to their jobs that cannot be done remotely. CUSP advocated for HR 6 and the Secure Act to honor their role in this nation’s recovery and grant them a path to citizenship.

CUSP mobilized in response to Ramos v. Nielsen, an appellate court ruling that threw more than 300,000 TPS holders from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan into jeopardy and opened the way for the termination of Nepal and Honduras TPS in Bhattarai v. Nielsen. As of September 2021, TPS designation was successfully extended for 15 months.

From the beginning, our collaborative has prioritized finding avenues for our diverse memberships to vision and strategize together for our collective future. We’ve brought our members together to learn from each other and lead campaigns and mobilizations in-district and in Washington, DC.