Washington, June 25 -- Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released two decisions permitting the Trump Administration to both expel Haitian and Syrian migrants with temporary protected status (TPS) from the country and to turn away others at the southern border:
"For over 400 years, people have come to America seeking sanctuary from religious persecution, violence and instability in their home countries. Today, the Supreme Court handed the Trump Administration the ability to turn its back on those seeking to do the same by blocking asylum seekers at the border and ending TPS for Haitians and Syrians livin...