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AJR-8 • 2026

Immigration: Temporary Protected Status.

Immigration: Temporary Protected Status.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Haney
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about how the state’s Representatives will respond.

Support for Temporary Protected Status

This resolution condemns decisions by former President Trump's administration that end or reduce Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and urges Congress to create a path to permanent residency and citizenship for TPS holders. It also calls on California’s representatives in Congress to vote against any plans to cut Social Security funding or privatize it.

What This Bill Does

  • It condemns decisions by former President Trump's administration that end or reduce Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from certain nations.
  • It urges Congress to create a path to permanent residency and citizenship for individuals with TPS.
  • It calls on California’s representatives in Congress to vote against any plans to cut Social Security funding or privatize it.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People from countries with Temporary Protected Status
  • California's representatives in Congress

Terms To Know

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
A status given to people from certain countries who can't return home because of dangerous conditions, allowing them to stay and work in the U.S. temporarily.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not create new laws but expresses opinions and calls for action.
  • It is unclear how California’s representatives will respond to these requests.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

  2. 2025-08-28 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

  3. 2025-08-28 California Legislative Information

    Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 8. Page 2763.)

  4. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    Amended. Ordered to third reading.

  5. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 2).

  6. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

  7. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    From printer.

  8. 2025-03-27 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AJR 8, as amended,
Schiavo
Haney.
Public social services: Social Security.
Immigration: Temporary Protected Status.
This measure would condemn decisions by the administrations of President Donald J. Trump to terminate or curtail Temporary Protected Status designations for people from specified nations, denounce federal policies that strip lawful status from long-residing individuals, as specified, and urge Congress to enact bipartisan legislation that provides a path to permanent residency and citizenship for individuals with Temporary Protected Status.
This measure would call on the state’s Representatives in Congress to vote against cuts to, and proposals to privatize, Social Security, and to prevent service delays and the closure of offices, and would call on the President of the United States to veto any legislation attempting to cut or privatize this program.

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