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May 23, 2022The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr.PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, D.C. 20500The Honorable Alejandro MayorkasSecretaryU.S. Department of Homeland Security301 7th Street, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20528The Honorable Antony BlinkenSecretaryU.S. Department of State2201 C St. NWWashington, DC 20520Dear President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, and Secretary Blinken,We write to urgently request your administration expand Temporary Protected Status protectionsfor migrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. We have watched withconcern the worsening humanitarian crisis in Central American countries in the aftermath ofHurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, continued severe drought, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Webelieve designating Guatemala and redesignating El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua forTemporary Protected Status (TPS) would go a long way in assisting those communities in theUnited States and enable them to better support their families back home.The pressures of the November 2020 hurricanes compounded with the long-term effects ofclimate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened food insecurity and violence incountries in Central America. Hurricanes Eta and Iota left over 9.3 million people,1 including 3.5million children, affected and forced to leave their home communities. The hurricanes also leftlong-lasting damage by destroying key healthcare, education, and other infrastructure essential toeveryday lives. Almost a year later, millions in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and ElSalvador still lacked access to humanitarian assistance, housing, and basic es-eta-and-iota#: :text mic-hurricanes-eta-and-iota-centralamerica#: :text 0of%20Honduras's%20population

The COVID-19 pandemic and the hurricanes interrupted the crucial flow of remittances toGuatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, which served a crucial role in supporting theregion’s economic recovery. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)estimates areas affected by the two hurricanes, as well as the Dry Corridor in Honduras andGuatemala, will remain in crisis levels of food insecurity through at least May 2022.3 Over 8million people went hungry in 2021,4 quadrupling from 2018, and these numbers will continue torise as we see the increased effects of climate change on agriculture outputs, security, andeconomic integration. As your administration has recognized climate change as a key contributorto migration, these designations would support the administration’s efforts to address the rootcauses of migration as communities in Central America have weathered the brunt of climatechange’s effects including consecutive years of drought and extreme weather events.The changing political dynamics in these countries also underscore the difficulties individualsface in returning home. For example, the crackdown on civil society, journalists, and otherdissidents in Nicaragua over the last few years has worsened to the point where return for manyNicaraguans means imprisonment or other forms of punishment. Similar situations have emergedover the last year in El Salvador and Guatemala. The U.S. Government must respond to thesedevelopments by adding these TPS designations to the larger landscape of assistance for CentralAmerican countries and as part of the administration’s effort to curb corruption, impunity, andviolence in the region.We believe that conditions on the ground in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaraguaconstitute “extraordinary and temporary conditions” that prevent nationals from safelyreturning.5 These countries have been dealing with the aftermath of such events for years and asconditions continue to worsen and new challenges arise, the United States should providetemporary protection and refuge. Furthermore, these designations would provide the U.S.government with an important tool to address root causes of migration from Central Americancountries by helping increase the flow of remittances and supporting government efforts toaddress in-country conditions without the additional tax of a large influx of individuals forced toreturn home. The designation would likely protect nearly 1.5 million migrants currently in theUnited States, providing immediate relief to these individuals and their families. We ask thatthese TPS designations be paired with a robust and comprehensive messaging campaign thatoffers clear instructions regarding eligibility and application procedures, as to prevent confusionand mass migration that occurred after the May 2021 Haiti TPS designation.It is our view that Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua meet the circumstances andstandards for TPS. We look forward to continuing to support the efforts from your administrationto address the root causes of migration in Central America in a holistic manner, including bytaking this important step to uphold humanitarian protections and safeguard U.S. nationalsecurity interests. Thank you for your porary-protected-status4

Sincerely,Joaquin CastroMember of CongressAdriano EspaillatMember of CongressMaria Elvira SalazarMember of CongressJames P. McGovernMember of CongressAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMember of CongressJimmy GomezMember of CongressLinda T. SánchezMember of CongressBonnie Watson ColemanMember of CongressAndré CarsonMember of CongressFrederica S. WilsonMember of Congress

Juan VargasMember of CongressAnthony G. BrownMember of CongressTerri A. SewellMember of CongressJ. Luis CorreaMember of CongressDwight EvansMember of CongressJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaMember of CongressGrace MengMember of CongressEleanor Holmes NortonMember of CongressPramila JayapalMember of CongressAlbio SiresMember of Congress

Barbara LeeMember of CongressJan SchakowskyMember of CongressTroy CarterMember of CongressMark PocanMember of CongressGrace F. NapolitanoMember of CongressTony CárdenasMember of CongressNydia M. VelázquezMember of CongressRitchie TorresMember of CongressDonald M. Payne, Jr.Member of CongressMike QuigleyMember of Congress

Rashida TlaibMember of CongressCarolyn B. MaloneyMember of CongressHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Member of CongressDarren SotoMember of CongressHakeem JeffriesMember of CongressDina TitusMember of CongressRuben GallegoMember of CongressAyanna PressleyMember of CongressMark DeSaulnierMember of CongressJimmy PanettaMember of Congress

Thomas R. SuozziMember of CongressNorma J. TorresMember of CongressNanette Diaz BarragánMember of CongressAlan LowenthalMember of CongressSara JacobsMember of CongressJudy ChuMember of CongressVeronica EscobarMember of CongressJamie RaskinMember of CongressCori BushMember of CongressLori TrahanMember of Congress

Raul Ruiz, M.D.Member of CongressSylvia R. GarciaMember of CongressTed W. LieuMember of CongressAndy LevinMember of CongressKaren BassMember of CongressJason CrowMember of CongressSheila Cherfilus-McCormickMember of CongressSalud CarbajalMember of CongressRaúl M. GrijalvaMember of CongressTom MalinowskiMember of Congress

Debbie DingellMember of CongressFrank Pallone, Jr.Member of CongressGerald E. ConnollyMember of CongressRobert C. "Bobby" ScottMember of CongressMarcy KapturMember of CongressGregory W. MeeksMember of CongressJamaal Bowman, Ed.D.Member of CongressLucille Roybal-AllardMember of CongressYvette D. ClarkeMember of CongressJoe NeguseMember of Congress

Adam SmithMember of CongressMarie NewmanMember of CongressSteven HorsfordMember of CongressKathy CastorMember of CongressKathleen M. RiceMember of CongressSean CastenMember of CongressA. Donald McEachinMember of CongressIlhan OmarMember of CongressDavid N. CicillineMember of CongressJerrold NadlerMember of Congress

Gwen S. MooreMember of CongressZoe LofgrenMember of CongressHaley M. StevensMember of CongressDebbie Wasserman SchultzMember of Congress

Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 301 7th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Antony Blinken Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C St. NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, and Secretary Blinken, We write to urgently request your administration expand Temporary Protected Status protections

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