US EditionLawmakers criticize Trump administration's plan to end Haitian TPS
The plan would end protections for about 350,000 Haitian TPS holders nationwide, risking deportation amid ongoing violence and instability, lawmakers said.
- With a Feb. 3 deadline two weeks away, Massachusetts Democrats warned Tuesday that ending Haitian TPS could upend thousands of families statewide.
- The Biden administration had previously extended Haiti's TPS through February 3, 2026, citing ongoing violence, political instability and environmental disasters.
- Allowing TPS to expire would put roughly 350,000 people nationwide at risk, including about 4,700 in Massachusetts; nearly 5,000 Haitian immigrants could face deportation, many working in health care and transportation.
- Lawyers in Washington, DC, have asked a judge to halt TPS expiration while litigation continues, and Judge Ana Reyes is expected to rule by February 2 as advocates warn of job losses and health-care strain.
- TPS has long enjoyed bipartisan backing for over 30 years, but Massachusetts lawmakers argue Haiti remains unsafe due to gang control in Port-au-Prince since President Jovenel Moïse's 2021 assassination.
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Boston hosts hearing on TPS for Haitians as potential end date nears
If TPS isn't extended before the deadline — as it has been in the past — the change would leave 350,000 Haitian nationals in the U.S. at risk of deportation. That includes 4,700 people in Massachusetts.
Mass. lawmakers roast Trump’s plan to end protected status for Haitians
With a Feb. 3 deadline just two weeks away, Massachusetts Democrats warned Tuesday that the Trump administration’s move to end protections for Haitians could upend thousands of families statewide.
Lawmakers criticize Trump administration's plan to end protections for Haitians
WITH A FEBRUARY 3 deadline just two weeks away, Massachusetts Democrats warned Tuesday that the Trump administration’s move to end protections for Haitians could upend thousands of families statewide. At a Boston hearing, US Sen. Ed Markey and Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Seth Moulton sharply criticized the administration’s plan to let Temporary Protected Status expire for Haitian immigrants, a decision that would put roughly 350,000 people nationw…
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