Temporary Ebola ‘refugees’ to be sent back to
Africa (maybe), by Ann Corcoran 5/17/17
I recently
reported on our ‘Temporary Protected Status‘ program
which allows migrants who got in to the US through some other means to legally
stay if some big catastrophe happens in their home country while they are here
(sometimes illegally!). As I write, demonstrations are being held around
the US in an effort to keep Haitians here, but another TPS designation is about
to expire and that is the one for Ebola ‘refugees’ from the Obama 2014 TPS
designation.
Here is the news from AP at US News: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Hundreds of people living in Minnesota are expected to
lose the temporary immigration status they were given when the Ebola epidemic
hit three West African countries three years ago.
Ebola epicenter. BTW, we allowed
Liberians to stay here for years and years under another TPS designation when
they had a civil war. My question is this: why are civil wars around the world
our problem?
The Homeland Security Department granted temporary protected status to
about 5,000 West Africans in 2014, allowing residents from the most impacted
countries to live and work in the U.S. legally until the outbreak was contained, Minnesota Public Radio reported (http://bit.ly/2pSGWom ).
In 2016, the countries were declared
Ebola-free. The temporary immigration status was originally issued for an
18-month period, but it got two six-month extensions, with the last one ending
this Sunday.
Advocates say Liberia, Guinea and
Sierra Leone are still recovering from the outbreak, so it’s not safe to go
home yet.
But others say programs designed to
be temporary should end.
I will be shocked if the Trump
Administration actually sends these fake refugees back to Africa. This
program is one of the most abused of our LEGAL immigration programs!
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