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Original Press Release: https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-chemical-weapons-in-syria-via-vtc-3/ Ambassador Richard MillsActing RepresentativeU.S. Mission to the United NationsNew York, New YorkFebruary 3, 2021 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam President, and thank you, High Representative Nakamitsu for your briefing. As we all agree every month, the use of chemical weapons anywhere constitutes a clear threat to international peace and security. The…

Original Press Release: https://www.cardin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/cardin-van-hollen-schumer-reintroduce-the-secure-act-for-tps-recipients WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today announced the reintroduction of the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and in Emergency (SECURE) Act, legislation to allow qualified TPS recipients to apply for legal permanent residency. During the press conference, the Senators…

Original Press Release: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHS/bulletins/2bdb931 WASHINGTON—Today, DHS Acting Secretary Pekoske announced an 18-month extension and re-designation of Syria’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. This action enables over 6,700 eligible Syrian nationals (and individuals without nationality who last resided in Syria) to retain their TPS through September 2022 and allows approximately 1,800 additional individuals to file initial…

Original Press Release: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2020/10/engel-mccaul-lead-bipartisan-group-opposing-normalization-of-the-assad-regime-in-syria Washington—Chairman Eliot L. Engel and Ranking Member Michael T. McCaul of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today led a bipartisan effort calling on the Administration to continue to make clear to our allies and partners that the United States opposes any efforts to renew diplomatic ties with or extend diplomatic recognition to the Assad regime. In…