The Only Republican Backing Democratic Push to Protect Afghans

Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska is the only Republican to sign a Democratic-led petition seeking a House vote on restoring deportation protections for Afghans in the United States. Filed November 9 by Representatives Sam Liccardo and Jason Crow, the petition needs 218 signatures to force consideration; it had 105. Bacon is retiring at the end of the current Congress. The underlying Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026 has bipartisan sponsors.