Biden administration offers protection to Cameroonians
Democratic lawmakers who had urged protections for people fleeing Cameroon said the designation would offer relief to immigrants treated unfairly during the Trump administration.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House Judiciary Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee, and Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., said in a news release that they were heartened that the Biden administration was taking steps to address a "stain on our nation."
Last October, Lofgren and Johnson introduced legislation that would designate Cameroon for TPS, and it noted that people who return to the country risk detention, torture and more.
"Rather than lawfully providing safe haven in the United States, the Trump Administration cut Cameroonians off from our refugee program and subjected those seeking asylum to inhumane treatment," Lofgren and Johnson said.