“We’re thrilled that the Department of Homeland Security and the Biden-Harris Administration are taking the necessary life-saving steps to designate TPS for Cameroon, and deeply grateful for the tireless work of advocates, including those in the Cameroon Advocacy Network and Haitian Bridge Alliance, to stand up for vulnerable individuals and families. These long-overdue protections for Cameroonians escaping violence and turmoil in their home country will help save lives and keep more individuals, families, and communities safe and together. Right now, residents of Cameroon face widespread violence and human rights violations in the midst of multiple humanitarian crises, and they’re living under constant threat – it would be unconscionable to continue to force Cameroonians living in the U.S. and building their lives here to return to certain violence and lethal conditions in the country they fled. TPS will allow Cameroonians in the U.S. to live and work without the further threat of deportation, and will give them some measure of stability after months and years of uncertainty.

“The Biden Administration has taken a critical step forward to help protect nationals from Cameroon living here. We urge them to continue this important work safeguarding Cameroonians and other Black immigrants and asylum seekers in the U.S., at our borders and beyond. This should include granting a designation of TPS for Mauritania and Ethiopia, halting deportations to Haiti, and immediately ending its use of harsh deterrence measures such as Title 42 to create a functional border management system that processes asylum claims in a fair, orderly, and humane manner.”