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Center for Armenian Remembrance
535 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 245
Glendale, CA 91203
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.centerarnews.com/
Contact: Bill Paparian
Tel: 626-795-1750
Email: [email protected]
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO PROMINENT ARMENIAN-AMERICAN LAWYERS CALL UPON
U.S. GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE VISA WAIVERS FOR SYRIAN-ARMENIANS
The U.S. Government has responded to the request of Four
Prominent Armenian-American Lawyers to issue visa waivers for
Syrian-Armenians. Currently, there is no American Diplomatic presence in
Syria. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the
Department of Homeland Security has assigned a case number to the request
stating: `Due to the violent upheaval and deteriorating situation in
(Syria) USCIS announced that eligible Syrian nationals...in the United
States may apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).'
Citing the recent burning of St. Kevork Armenian Church in Aleppo and the
kidnapping of Armenians on a Beirut Aleppo bus, Vartkes Yeghiayan Esq.,
Former Assistant Director of ACTION/Peace Corps, and William Paparian Esq.,
Former Mayor of Pasadena, replied to the letter from USCIS:
`Through our letter of October 12, 2012, which was directed to State
Secretary Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano,
we wished to express our deep concern for the fate of the beleaguered
Christian citizens of (Syria). The fighting there has engulfed large
portions of the country and has made the already precarious position of
Christians even more untenable. It is precisely because we feel the current
legislation, including the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to
Syrian nationals, is insufficient in addressing the deteriorating
humanitarian situation that we turned to the United States government.'
`It is with deep regret that we conveyed our extreme displeasure with the
response of the U.S. Government to our request,' said Varkes Yeghiayan.
After the initial announcement of the request for Visa Waivers for Syrian
Armenians, countless friends and family of Syrian Armenians in the United
States and elsewhere have expressed their support for the U.S. Government
taking favorable action to allow Syrian Armenians to come to the United
States.
`We will continue to press the U.S. Government to take immediate action to
alleviate the suffering of Christians in Syria and will immediately advise
the Syrian Armenian community and their family and friends of further
developments,' said William Paparian.
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CONTACT: Bill Paparian 626.795.1750 Email:
[email protected]
Center for Armenian Remembrance
535 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 245
Glendale, CA 91203
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.centerarnews.com/
Contact: Bill Paparian
Tel: 626-795-1750
Email: [email protected]
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO PROMINENT ARMENIAN-AMERICAN LAWYERS CALL UPON
U.S. GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE VISA WAIVERS FOR SYRIAN-ARMENIANS
The U.S. Government has responded to the request of Four
Prominent Armenian-American Lawyers to issue visa waivers for
Syrian-Armenians. Currently, there is no American Diplomatic presence in
Syria. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the
Department of Homeland Security has assigned a case number to the request
stating: `Due to the violent upheaval and deteriorating situation in
(Syria) USCIS announced that eligible Syrian nationals...in the United
States may apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).'
Citing the recent burning of St. Kevork Armenian Church in Aleppo and the
kidnapping of Armenians on a Beirut Aleppo bus, Vartkes Yeghiayan Esq.,
Former Assistant Director of ACTION/Peace Corps, and William Paparian Esq.,
Former Mayor of Pasadena, replied to the letter from USCIS:
`Through our letter of October 12, 2012, which was directed to State
Secretary Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano,
we wished to express our deep concern for the fate of the beleaguered
Christian citizens of (Syria). The fighting there has engulfed large
portions of the country and has made the already precarious position of
Christians even more untenable. It is precisely because we feel the current
legislation, including the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to
Syrian nationals, is insufficient in addressing the deteriorating
humanitarian situation that we turned to the United States government.'
`It is with deep regret that we conveyed our extreme displeasure with the
response of the U.S. Government to our request,' said Varkes Yeghiayan.
After the initial announcement of the request for Visa Waivers for Syrian
Armenians, countless friends and family of Syrian Armenians in the United
States and elsewhere have expressed their support for the U.S. Government
taking favorable action to allow Syrian Armenians to come to the United
States.
`We will continue to press the U.S. Government to take immediate action to
alleviate the suffering of Christians in Syria and will immediately advise
the Syrian Armenian community and their family and friends of further
developments,' said William Paparian.
# # #
CONTACT: Bill Paparian 626.795.1750 Email:
[email protected]