Rep. Yvette Clarke, Former USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez, Haiti experts discuss latest developments following recommendation of James McCamen, Acting Director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians by next January. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20727-haiti-flash-us-immigration-service-recommends-the-end-of-tps.html

In recent weeks, news outlets reported that the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, is considering ending temporary protections for approximately 50,000 Haitians in the United States by January 2018, despite the fact that the country is still struggling to recover from the 2010 earthquake that devastated it, as well as from Hurricane Matthew, which set the nation’s recovery back just six months ago. In the aftermath of the earthquake, tens of thousands of Haitians were granted Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, which permits them to live and work in the United States. Despite the recommendation, there is bipartisan support for extending, not terminating, these protections, as seen in the letter by members of the Florida congressional delegation and the letter by Senate Democrats.

Today, 416 faith leaders and organizations sent a letter to DHS Secretary John Kelly urging him to extend TPS for at least 18 months, and tomorrow, the Congressional Black Caucus is sending a letter to President Donald Trump that calls for the extension of TPS as well as the redesignation of TPS to permit more Haitians living in the United States to receive protections while the fragile nation struggles to recover fully.

"Extending Haitian TPS is in the national interest, as Haitian TPS holders are a self-sufficient and industrious segment of the U.S. economy and are providing invaluable economic support to family members still in Haiti, preventing further destabilization of the country. Allowing Haitian TPS holders to remain safely in the U.S. until Haiti is sufficiently stable honors our closely-held moral, religious, and American values to stand for the human rights and dignity of all people, here and abroad. TPS should be extended. To do otherwise would be inconsistent with our values of hospitality, generosity, and compassion," wrote the 416 faith leaders and organizations, adding "[...] Ending TPS while the country is so unsafe would cost American taxpayers, as it is likely the U.S. will be forced to resort to deporting many TPS holders to remove them from the country [...]"

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20779-haiti-flash-tps-16-us-senators-defend-haitians-in-the-usa.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20727-haiti-flash-us-immigration-service-recommends-the-end-of-tps.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20679-haiti-flash-nearly-60-000-haitians-fear-that-trump-will-not-renew-the-tps.html

SL/ HaitiLibre