Schumer tells Obama: Allow Filipinos to stay in US
They can’t return to typhoon-hit homes, senator says
Filipino nationals living in the US should be allowed to remain here while their typhoon-ravaged communities recover and rebuild, according to US Senator Charles Schumer.
New York’s senior senator and Timothy Cardinal Dolan, leader of New York’s Catholics, called for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Filipino nationals currently residing in the United States.
The TPS program is a temporary benefit aimed at providing relief to foreign nationals from countries devastated by natural disasters. It would allow Filipino nationals, now legally in the country, to stay in the U.S. for a set period of time while their home nation recovers.