Migrants in US on temporary status should seek permanent residence or leave, Homeland
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: Migrants in the United States (US) on temporary protected status should seek permanent residence or leave for their home countries, U.S.
- “Either try to fill out the paperwork and be here underneath a permanent status or we’ll help you get back to your country,” Mullin said.
- Federal law allows the administration to grant temporary legal residency in the United States to people fleeing war, disaster or other adverse conditions.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: Migrants in the United States (US) on temporary protected status should seek permanent residence or leave for their home countries, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Sunday.
The remarks to CNN’s “State of the Union” program follow last week’s split Supreme Court decision allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation to home countries plagued by conflict and destitution.
“Either try to fill out the paperwork and be here underneath a permanent status or we’ll help you get back to your country,” Mullin said.