✊ A Call to Conscience, Law, and American Values

To Secretary Kristi Noem, President Donald J. Trump, and the United States Department of Homeland Security:

We, the undersigned, urge you to reverse the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopian nationals, effective February 13, 2026.

This is not a political appeal. It is a moral imperative grounded in American values, the rule of law, and human dignity—principles that transcend party, policy, and power.

US You Stand at a Crossroads of History

You were entrusted with leadership—not just to enforce laws, but to uphold justice.
The decision to end TPS for Ethiopians does not reflect strength. It reflects a failure to protect those who have already found refuge in America.

Over 4,500 law-abiding, tax-paying individuals—parents, nurses, small business owners, and community members—now face forced return to a nation still engulfed in crisis.

They are not strangers.
They are your neighbors.
They are raising American children.
They are contributing to the economy and society you are sworn to protect.

To deport them is not enforcement.
It is abandonment.

🌍 Ethiopia Is Not Safe — The Facts Are Clear

Despite claims of stability, the truth on the ground tells a different story:

• The U.S. national emergency concerning Ethiopia remains in effect (extended September 2023).
• The State Department maintains a Level 3 "Reconsider Travel" advisory.
• Over 3.45 million people are displaced, with new waves of violence in Amhara and Oromia.
• 10.8 million face acute food insecurity, and cholera outbreaks are spreading.
• The UN reports drone strikes, the killing of aid workers, and deteriorating humanitarian access.
• Kenya’s High Court recently blocked deportations of Ethiopian refugees, citing lethal risk—proving global concern.

To claim Ethiopia is safe is to ignore your own government’s warnings.

⚖️ Coercion Is Not Choice — $3,000 Is Not Consent

Offering a $3,000 “exit bonus” and one-way flights through the CBP Home app is not voluntary departure.
It is coercion of vulnerable people—many of whom fear assassination, imprisonment, or torture under a regime known for transnational repression. This practice risks refoulement, a violation of international law and America’s legacy as a sanctuary from tyranny.

We ask:
Would you send your own family back under these conditions?

❤️ This Is About Who We Are as Americans

Most of us—including you—descend from families who once sought refuge.
America welcomed them.
Now, we are called to welcome, protect, and stand with others who have built lives here in peace and good faith.

These are not “illegal aliens.”
They are Americans in all but paper.

To deport them is to betray the very promise of this nation:

• That no one should be sent back to danger.
• That justice is not selective.
• That compassion is not weakness—but strength.
  
  

✅ We Demand:

Immediate reversal of the TPS termination for Ethiopia.

• 18-month extension and redesignation of TPS, based on ongoing armed conflict and humanitarian emergency.
• Halt all deportation flights to Ethiopia.
• Transparent justification for the decision, including disclosure of advisors and evidence.
• Pathway to permanent protection for TPS holders who contribute to American society.

🕊️ A Final Appeal — To Your Conscience

Dear President Trump, Secretary Noem,
You have children.
You speak of faith, family, and freedom.
Imagine one of them would be forced to return to a warzone—because a distant bureaucracy said it was “safe.”

This decision will be judged not by policy manuals, but by history.
By parents who lost their children.
By communities torn apart.
By a nation that once stood for refuge—and now risks complicity.

We do not ask lightly.
We call on you—as an American, as a leader, as a human being—to do what is right.

• Reverse this decision.
• Protect these families.
• Restore America’s moral standing.

Because if not you… who?
And if not now… when?

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Co-Petitioners:

PLEASE SIGN. SHARE. STAND.
For justice. For dignity. For America.

THANK YOU

We have firsthand experience of the devastating impact that instability, violence, and fear have on families and communities - in Ethiopia as well as now also in the USA. But we also have win-win solutions and implement them!

EAA - ETHIOPIAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION