In alliance with a number of organizations listed below, United for a Free Syria (UFS) filed a formal petition with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requesting that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) be granted to Syrian nationals currently present in the United States. Due to the worsening situation on the ground in Syria and the mounting number of deaths (which now exceeds 6,500), it has become eminently clear that the forced return of civilians poses a grave threat to their personal safety.

The TPS request for Syrian nationals was initially filed on January 25, 2011 by a broad coalition of community partners, including:

 

United for a Free Syria (UFS) American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) DC Area Chapter Syrian Americans for Democracy (SAD)
Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF) Syrian Expatriates Organization        (SEO) Refugee Council USA (RCUSA)
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)


 

The TPS request has also been endorsed by the following organizations:

American Arab Forum American Lebanese Congress Baltimore Nonviolence Center  Berkeley Women in Black; Middle East
Casa Esperanza Coalition For Free Syria Dearborn Community Center  Interfaith Coalition on  Immigration (ICOM, MN)
Rochester Middle East Peace Committee Study Group/Contra Costa County Syrian American Council (SAC)

 

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