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Ayanna Pressley: “Temporary protected status is a legal status for 1.3 million…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Ayanna Pressley Wins Key Vote on Extending Haiti Temporary Protected Status, Manages Floor Debate

Published | Video Starts at 01:06

I don't fault anyone at home who perhaps has never heard of this. But for those who know those three letters tps, they know it is life changing. Temporary protected status is a legal status for 1.3 million immigrants in the United States. The application process is arduous, requiring piles of paperwork, undergoing a background check, spending hundreds of dollars, and coming from one of the few countries on the list like Haiti or Venezuela. (01:06–01:14)

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Asserts that TPS provides legal status to 1.3 million immigrants in the U.S.

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