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Tammy Duckworth: “Ukrainian nationals cannot safely return at this time, and allowing TPS to terminate on October 19, 2026, would risk…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2026
Ukrainian nationals cannot safely return at this time, and allowing TPS to terminate on October 19, 2026, would risk sending more than one hundred thousand individuals back to an active war zone.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Duckworth on the risks of terminating TPS.

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