This House resolution says Cameroon is facing a severe humanitarian crisis caused by five overlapping conflicts, including the Anglophone Crisis, Boko Haram attacks, intercommunal farmer-herder and fisher-herder clashes, state violence, and conflict spillover from the Central African Republic. The resolution cites large numbers of deaths, internal displacement, people fleeing to neighboring countries, attacks on schools, and reported human rights abuses. It notes that the Department of Homeland Security designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon in April 2022 and redesignated and extended TPS in October 2023 for nationals who have been continuously residing in the United States since October 5, 2023. The resolution calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security to use authority under 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A) to create a special humanitarian parole program for Cameroonian nationals seeking refuge in the United States. It also urges the U.S. Government to allocate resources to support resettlement of Cameroonians who receive special humanitarian parole.
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Supporters say Cameroon faces multiple, overlapping conflicts that have caused deaths, displacement, school closures, and human rights abuses. They point to the existing TPS designation for Cameroon, reports of deportees facing abuse on return, dangerous migration journeys, and the history of humanitarian parole programs used for other nationalities. The resolution also highlights concerns about discriminatory treatment of Black and African immigrants and urges corrective action by creating a parole program and funding resettlement support.
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