Torat Chayim Statement on Temporary Protection Status
We (rabbinic members of Torat Chayim), in partnership with CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, call upon Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen to extend TPS-Temporary Protection Status for our brothers and sisters from El Salvador!
TPS protects people from being returned to harm—precisely the conditions Salvadorians face today—gang conscription, sexual violence, and human trafficking. As a nation, we promised to protect nearly 200,000 Salvadoran neighbors by allowing them to remain in the United States.
Please join us in advocating for their security.
Rabbi David Bigman
Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger
Rabbi Dr. Zev Farber
Rabbi Marc Gitler
Rabbi Dr. Mel Gottlieb
Rabbi Dr. Yitz Greenberg
Rabbi Tyson Herberger
Rabba Sara Hurwitz
Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe
Rabbi David Jaffe
Rabbi David Kalb
Rabbi Gabriel Nachman Kretzmer Seed
Rabbi Asher Lopatin
Rosh Kehilah Dina Najman
Rabbi Micha Odenheimer
Rabbi Ami Silver
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
Contact information for the Department of Homeland Security:
The Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen
Secretary of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. 20528
Operator Number (DHS): 202-282-8000
Comment Line: 202-282-8495