Senator Cardin Writes President Obama Requesting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalese Citizens Currently in U.S.

Friday, May 1, 2015

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear President Obama:

In light of the devastating earthquake in Nepal and resulting humanitarian crisis, I respectfully request that your Administration promptly take all necessary steps to ensure that Nepalese nationals present in the United States are not forced to return to Nepal, including the designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

As you know, TPS can be granted to nationals of another country “due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely.” In particular, a country may be designated for TPS due to “an environmental disaster (such as earthquake or hurricane).”

Nepal clearly meets the standard for TPS. The United States Ambassador to Nepal issued a disaster declaration and the U.S. Government has launched a large-scale humanitarian response effort to help meet basic human needs including water, food, shelter, and medical assistance. The Embassy advises travelers to “defer all non-essential travel,” and for those currently in Nepal to, “shelter in place,” due to the risk of continuing aftershocks and the fragile infrastructure. Forcing Nepalese back at this time places them at great risk and may subject them to a situation where they would require international humanitarian assistance.

It is important to note that granting TPS to Nepal will not endanger our security. An alien is ineligible for TPS if he has a criminal background or poses a threat to national security. The decision to deny, withdraw or terminate TPS is in the sole discretion of the government; there is no judicial review of such a determination. Moreover, TPS is not a backdoor to U.S. citizenship. TPS does not make a beneficiary eligible for legal permanent resident status or U.S. citizenship. When the TPS designation of a country is terminated, beneficiaries revert to the same immigration status they maintained before the designation.

I commend you for your rapid deployment of humanitarian responders and for the US contributions to the relief effort. The scale of the crisis continues to grow as more information becomes available and U.S. leadership will continue to be needed for some time to come. With the scale of the devastation, the U.S. will need to play a significant role in helping Nepal recover as the immediate crisis recedes. Granting TPS to Nepal will be a small but very important gesture of compassion and concern for the suffering of Nepal in its time of greatest need.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your prompt reply.

Sincerely,

Benjamin L. Cardin
Ranking Member
Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Thanks to Mr. Benjamin L. Cardin.

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Sexi In Sari
Are you deleting other postings? Are you lying here?

What is rational for these advocacy for TPS , how many people will be benefited and what way? it really needs strong rational to use national crises for immigration benefits.

kasailai k ko ranko kasailai k ko, ghar jwai lai khana kai ranko

Here we go, if any1 is interested.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/designate-nepal-temporary-protected-status-tps-save-peoples-lives-devastating-earthquake

Each and every Nepalese in U.S. should sign this. Not much time left.

Nepali haru ko unity nai chaina k bhanne. 3000 matra raicha sign ahilay samma teitttt.This is the official website to give pressure to government. Come on guys. If USA passes TPS to Nepal anyone can visit Nepal in this case if he or she is maintaining status and come back easily even if visa is expired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr2FT_jSzpQ&feature=share

Aba senator haru nai lagi rakhya raicha ta kina sign garnu paryo ta petition !! ki maile kura nabujheko ho? Legally basne haru lai kasle rokeko cha ra Nepal jana bata? Illegally basne lai po tension. Illegally basne ko lagi sabai nepali ko unity kina hunu paryo ni. Illegal is illegal, jasle gare pani, tesma ta support garidaina. Tara aru kasto status (legal) ko Nepali lai k faida huncha tyo bujhadinus ani sign garaula.

@efg: Another dull fuck!!!

Bichara supernova lai kasto chatpati lagi ra cha jasto cha yo petition approve na hola bhanera. khoob lagi parya cha. Illegally basne bela sochnu parthyo ni ta lata !!

@efg I am an US citizen. This is for our Nepali brothers and sisters who will benefit from it. You obviously are not intelligent enough to comprehend it. You must be some uneducated dishwasher in an Indian restaurant. Shame on you for not having unity for our people!!! You have a brain of a cow dung!!!

La kina tesari risayeko Supernova, ajha budhi sanga naramrari nai jhagada bhaye jasto cha...lol..relax brother

@efg: Please sign it for our Nepali brothers and sisters. A lot of them will benefit from it. It's time to show unity for our people, our mother Nepal.

Well I'm not convinced that this is going to help any earthquake victim or their family. Our country is going through a great pain and destruction because of this disaster and some people who are out of status are seeing this as an opportunity to stay and work here for their own benefits. In the past too, when our nation was hurting because of the maoists, many cunning Nepalese took it as an opportunity to file the asylum for their own benefit whereas real victims were suffering in Nepal. I'm sorry brother, my conscience does not allow me to be a part of this. And I request others too to refrain from it and stop making this disaster an opportunity for anyone.

@efg Some people may be able to get a better paying job legally and send more money back home. They can travel to see their family and come back.