WASHINGTON, DC – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement today after the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Ramos v. Nielsen:

“It is extremely disappointing that the Ninth Circuit has sided with the Trump Administration, throwing the lives of hundreds of thousands of people with TPS – including thousands serving in essential frontline roles in the fight against the coronavirus crisis – and their U.S.-citizen family members further into chaos. TPS holders are our friends, neighbors, and colleagues – they deserve to be able to live their lives with certainty in the country that they have made their home.

“It is absolutely vital that Congress passes permanent relief for TPS holders to keep families together and allow hundreds of thousands of TPS holders, many of whom have lived in the United States for decades, to continue raising their families and contributing to our communities.”