State Department OKs Departure of 300,000 ‘TPS’ Refugees

Big Government reports:

The Department of State says more than U.S.-based 300,000 foreign refugees can be returned home safely in the next few months, says a Friday report in the Washington Post.

The department’s statement clears the way for the Department of Homeland Security to announce on Monday that it will not renew the Temporary Protected Status documents which allow 60,000 of the 300,000 foreigners to stay and work in the United States. The DHS will announce decisions for the other 240,000 refugees by January.

The gradual return of the 300,000 Central Americans and Haitians — including their educated children — would be a huge aid program for their home countries, but it is strongly opposed by Democratic politicians and business groups in the United States.

The threatened loss of TPS status for 300,000 diverse refugees will further pressure reluctant Democrats to bargain with President Donald Trump, who has already announced the end of the DACA program for 690,000 current beneficiaries. Trump has repeatedly said he expects the Democrats to agree to halt chain migration and the visa lottery program as part of any negotiations to legalize 690,000 current DACA beneficiaries.

Some people want to prevent cancer researchers from going back home.