Sign the petition: Demand Congress grant Bahamians Temporary Protected Status.

U.S. Congress

This September, the Bahamas were slammed by Category 5 Hurricane Dorian, killing at least 43 people and leaving over 70,000 Bahamians homeless.

Less than a week after Dorian hit, border agents forced over 100 Bahamian evacuees off a ship and barred them from entering the U.S. after a last minute policy change by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Our Bahamian neighbors cannot live in wreckage without access to food, clean water, medicine, and other basic needs. The time is now for all members of Congress to show international solidarity and urge the President and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant them Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

With TPS, Bahamians would be able to live in safer conditions, find work, and support their families in the U.S. while the Bahamas begins to rebuild. Fortunately, Reps. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), and Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) have introduced the TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act. With about 14,000 Bahamians likely to benefit if granted TPS, we must demand that Congress pass this important legislation now.

Sign the petition: Demand lawmakers pass legislation to grant TPS to Bahamians.

Participating Organizations:
Black Alliance for Just Immigration
CASA
CREDO Action
Daily Kos
Families Belong Together
Friends of the Earth Action
Greenpeace USA
National Domestic Workers Alliance
National Immigrant Justice Center
SierraRise
UndocuBlack Network
Win Without War
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To: U.S. Congress
From: [Your Name]

With at least 50 people killed, hundreds missing, over 70,000 homeless, and the Bahamian government stretched thin in Hurricane Dorian’s aftermath, our Bahamian neighbors cannot survive with no access to food, medicine, and other basic needs. Simply put, this is an international humanitarian crisis. As your constituents, we urge you to support our Bahamian neighbors by passing the TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act.