US: Keep Temporary Protection for Syrians

Expand Children in the rubble of damaged buildings in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria.  © Private (Washington, DC, January 24, 2018) – The US should renew its grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to almost 7,000 Syrians living in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Anyone forced to return to Syria would face grave risks from the widespread conflict and violations of human rights and international humanitarian law there. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expected to announce a decision by the end of January 2018 about whether to extend existing TPS…

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