House Democrats seek vote to restore Afghan TPS

Immigration · First reported 9 Nov, 18:30 · Updated 19:25

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Reps. Jason Crow and Sam Liccardo plan to use a discharge petition to bring legislation restoring Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in the United States to a House vote. The effort needs 218 signatures; the supplied centre-side report also describes advocates seeking to prevent deportation flights.

Crow and Liccardo plan to file a discharge petition requiring 218 signatures to bring the Afghanistan TPS Act to a House vote. The bill would grant protections until July 2029.
The Trump administration terminated Afghanistan’s TPS designation in May 2025; the Biden administration had granted it in 2022.
The centre-side report says advocates hope a vote on reinstating protections can head off scheduled deportation flights for Afghan nationals.

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Key facts

Signatures required: 218 for the discharge petition to bring the bill forward.
Proposed TPS period: Through July 2029 under the bill.
Afghanistan TPS termination: The Trump administration ended the designation in May 2025; the Biden administration had granted it in 2022.
Bill’s Republican co-sponsors: Four: Don Bacon, Maria Elvira Salazar, Joe Wilson and Morgan Luttrell.