New York, NY, October 4, 2018 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) reacts this evening to a US District Court granting a preliminary injunction stopping the government from terminating Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador.
Said Hans Van de Weerd, Vice President of US Programs, International Rescue Committee -
"The IRC, and those TPS holders we serve, are relieved by the news from the US Courts this evening. For TPS holders, the decision to cancel these urgently-needed programs, for countries unfit for safe return, meant life or death decisions for families.
"While this is not over for TPS holders, or their children - many of whom are US citizens - this is a welcome decision and a temporary step away from impossible decisions and risk."