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- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) introduced the Respect for Essential Workers Act to provide long-term TPS holders a path to permanent residency.
- Under the bill, eligible TPS holders, particularly essential workers, could apply for green cards after enactment.
- TPS designates nationals from countries facing conflict or disasters, and the Biden administration has moved to end TPS for several nations.
- The measure faces challenges in the GOP-controlled Congress amid contentious immigration policy.
