Haitian Immigrants Almost Lost Their Temporary Protections. What Now?
This week, 330,000 Haitian immigrants who’ve lived and worked in the U.S. legally, sometimes for decades, were set to lose their immigration protections.
That’s after the Trump administration announced it would end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitians on Feb. 3. After a federal court order on Monday, the program remains in place for now, but could still be undone. The administration says it will appeal the ruling, potentially to the U.S. Supreme Court.
What does it mean for Haitians who rely on TPS, who could go from integral parts of their community to undocumented immigrants?…
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