CHC SENATORS: SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IS A BETRAYAL OF TPS RECIPIENTS

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision in Mullin v. Doe et al., which allows the Trump Administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. This decision will enable the Administration to further its agenda of mass deportations while ignoring Congress's original intent when establishing the program.

"The Supreme Court's decision in this case is a betrayal of American families," said the Senators. "TPS is a legal immigration status and a lifeline for those fleeing vi...