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By: Tareq Saghie<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security extended the Temporary Protected Status for Yemeni citizens in the United States, bringing relief to Brooklyn’s Yemeni community. This extension ensures safety for undocumented individuals for another 18 months, but some immigration advocates say they are disappointed by the lack of a permanent immigration solution.<\/p>\n

The Department of Homeland Security\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0the extension and redesignation of TPS for Yemni citizens in early July, which affects about 4,000 people nationwide. For these people, the announcement buys them a little more time to remain and work in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many people who fled what was happening abroad, this gave them a chance to live at ease and gave them an opportunity to progress, and work\u00a0and support their families and their families abroad,\u201d said Hizam Wahib, assistant executive director of the\u00a0Arab-American Family Support\u00a0<\/a>Cente<\/a>r, a Brooklyn based non-profit that helps people apply for TPS, among other services.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really is only a temporary solution. […] We\u2019d eventually like to see policies that see people on TPS move forward and apply for lawful, permanent residency,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Saif Saeed is one of the many Yemeni Brooklynites with TPS. He arrived from Dubai in 2022, where, as a migrant, he was unable to earn enough to support his family. After struggling his first year in Brooklyn, he applied for the program and was approved the following month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can work, I can enjoy my life because I have papers. TPS has done a lot of things for me,\u201d said Saeed, who works in a retail store.<\/p>\n

Congress\u00a0established<\/a>\u00a0TPS as part of the Immigration Act of 1990 to provide humanitarian relief to citizens whose countries were suffering from natural disasters, protracted unrest\u00a0or conflict.<\/p>\n

The program allows migrants to stay in the U.S. with work authorization for varying amounts of time depending on their nationalities.<\/p>\n

The Department of Homeland Security must regularly renew the program through redesignation, meaning new people can apply, or for those who already have TPS, must re-register.<\/p>\n

TPS is distinct from asylum in two main ways. First, people must be in the U.S.\u00a0to apply. Second, it applies to all citizens of the designated countries, unlike asylum, which is considered on individual bases.<\/p>\n

Currently, individuals from 16 countries qualify for TPS, including those from Sudan, Venezuela and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The application takes under two hours to complete, according to caseworkers familiar with the process, and costs $600 (excluding legal fees). It can be\u00a0filed online<\/a>\u00a0or by mail.<\/p>\n

For undocumented foreign nationals of TPS-designated countries, the program is currently the best option to settle into the country and earn an income, immigration advocates say.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re illegal, you do not live a dignified life. […] You\u2019re always used, you\u2019re always abused, because you\u2019re out of status. [TPS] is a way to give you a dignified life,\u201d said Dr. Abdulhakim Alsadah, president and chief executive officer of the\u00a0National Association of Yemeni Americans<\/a>\u00a0and an adjunct professor of Government and Political Science at\u00a0Henry Ford College<\/a>\u00a0in Michigan.<\/p>\n

Conditions have been dire in Yemen since\u00a02015, when Saudi Arabia, with support from the United States, invaded<\/a>\u00a0the country with the stated goal of halting a Houthi rebel takeover. The conflict\u00a0killed over 160,000 people<\/a>,\u00a0displaced over 4 million<\/a>, and\u00a0precipitated a near famine<\/a>. A\u00a0truce<\/a> has been in effect between Saudi Arabia and Yemeni Houthi rebels since 2022, but conflict persists.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0TPS was granted to Syria in 2012<\/a>, Dr. Alsadah said he, along with a coalition of organizations, pushed for a similar extension for Yemeni citizens in 2015.<\/p>\n

All governmental decisions around immigration are complex and have multiple factors, as they not only connect to domestic affairs, but also international relations, explained Dr. Alsadah.<\/p>\n

Research shows TPS offers financial benefits to its recipients and the national economy. According to a\u00a02019 study from New American Economy<\/a>, 94% of TPS holders are in the labor force and contributed $891 million a year in federal taxes.<\/p>\n

Not only do TPS holders contribute to the economy, but their status here allows them to support their community abroad, the report said. TPS holders from El Salvador\u00a0sent back $4.6 billion<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0their home country in 2017.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0TPS can also be a tool used to create a benevolent image of the U.S. abroad<\/a>\u00a0while they pursue foreign policy ambitions, research has found. Particularly in countries where the U.S. is blamed for domestic issues, TPS is a way to denote good intentions and build opposition to anti-American foreign leaders, experts say.<\/p>\n

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Despite TPS providing some temporary breathing room, Amer Ze, an artist and resident of Brooklyn who arrived from Yemen as a child, said much more needs to be done by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpen the airport. Let more people come here with work visas, student visas. After all, you did support the war in our country,\u201d said Ze.<\/p>\n

He believes the U.S. is largely responsible for the destruction of Yemen as the government aided Saudi Arabia\u2019s invasion and continues to attack the country as part of\u00a0Operation Prosperity Guardian.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cGo to the bank, take out some money, start paying reparations. We need reparations, we don\u2019t need extended stay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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