共有31名美国参议员敦促特朗普政府延长并重新指定在美乌克兰人的临时保护身份（TPS），因为俄罗斯对乌克兰的战争仍在持续。
A total of 31 US senators urged the Trump administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukrainians living in the US as Russia’s war against Ukraine continues.
由参议员塔米·达克沃斯领导的跨党派议员致信国土安全部长马克韦恩·穆林和国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥，要求在现行指定于10月19日到期前，为乌克兰提供为期18个月的TPS延期和重新指定。
The bipartisan letter, led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, asks Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to issue an 18-month extension and redesignation of TPS for Ukraine before the current designation expires on Oct. 19.
参议员们警告称，如果保护措施到期，可能会迫使数千名居住在美国的乌克兰人返回一个仍受战火、平民伤亡和关键基础设施广泛破坏影响的国家。乌克兰最初于2022年4月19日被指定为TPS适用国。此后，该身份多次获得延期和重新指定。
The senators warned that allowing the protection to expire could force thousands of Ukrainians living in the US to return to a country still affected by active fighting, civilian casualties and widespread damage to critical infrastructure. Ukraine was initially designated for TPS on April 19, 2022. The TPS was subsequently extended and redesignated through April 19, 2025 and extended again beginning April 20, 2025.
议员们写道，保护目前居住在美国的约10.1万名乌克兰TPS持有者不仅是人道主义的当务之急，也是明智的经济决策。
"Protecting the approximately 101,000 Ukrainian TPS holders currently living in the United States is a humanitarian imperative, but also a sound economic decision," they wrote.
据议员们称，乌克兰TPS持有者每年为美国经济贡献约26亿美元，并缴纳约7.16亿美元的税款。
According to the lawmakers, Ukrainian TPS holders contribute approximately $2.6 billion to the US economy each year and pay about $716 million in taxes annually.
参议员们在信中写道：“乌克兰目前的状况显然值得继续维持TPS身份”，并指出在战争持续期间，乌克兰国民无法安全返回。
“Current conditions in Ukraine clearly merit the continuation of TPS status,” the senators wrote, arguing that Ukrainian nationals cannot safely return while the war continues.