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U.S. RESPONDS TO REQUEST TO ISSUE VISA WAIVERS FOR SYRIAN ARMENIANS
PanARMENIAN.Net - 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:
~SDue 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).~T
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 : ~SThrough 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.~T
~SIt is with deep regret that we conveyed our extreme displeasure
with the response of the U.S. Government to our request,~T 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.
~SWe 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.~T said William Paparian.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net - 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:
~SDue 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).~T
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 : ~SThrough 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.~T
~SIt is with deep regret that we conveyed our extreme displeasure
with the response of the U.S. Government to our request,~T 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.
~SWe 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.~T said William Paparian.
From: A. Papazian