DHS Extends Protections for Lebanese Migrants in the United States
The US is a dumping ground for all nations that have conflicts
On October 17, 2024, the United States Department of Homeland Security announced new actions to grant temporary immigration benefits to eligible Lebanese nationals currently residing in the US by allowing them the chance to apply for work authorization. In this announcement, there were also details connected to the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Lebanese nationals that were previously announced back in July, and a new Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for individuals coming from Lebanon.
After discussing the matter with interagency partners, Secretary Mayorkas announced a new TPS designation for Lebanon for 18 months owing to the current conflict between Hezbollah and Israel and the extraordinary and temporary conditions in Lebanon that bar Lebanese nationals from returning safely. Individuals who receive TPS will be able to stay in the country while the US continues diplomatic discussion to achieve a lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon.
By granting TPS to Lebanon, Lebanese nationals (and individuals with no nationality who last habitually lived in Lebanon) who have been continuously residing in the United States since October 16, 2024 will have the power to file initial applications for TPS, if they can qualify for such a status. Lebanese nationals who entered the US after October 16, 2024 will not be able to receive TPS.
The US yet again shows its invade the world, invite the world colors. The US’s toxic relationship with the rogue state that is modern Israel not only makes it more likely to get involved in conflicts in the Middle East, it also increases the risk of having to assume the many costs of Israel’s perfidy across the Middle — namely. Israel’s coup attempts, military interventions, and other actions that create destabilization. Such interventions invariably create refugee crises, which NGOs exploit to bring more non-white migrants into the US.
To make matters worse, the US’s firm commitment to Israel opens it up to potential blowback from the disgruntled Lebanese nationals it imports, who likely come with an ax to grind. When a country embraces an interventionist foreign policy in addition to open borders, it’s simply asking for destabilization across the board.
Can the US, for once, close its borders and mind its own business on foreign policy? Is that too much to ask for.