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ICYMI: A summary of recent articles, letters, editorials about Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

November 6, 2017 0 comments

The following is a testimony to the high level of advocacy, civic engagement, Congressional outreach and also sheer determination of various Haiti, immigrants rights and other groups to keep TPS for Haitians high on the public agenda.

“Protecting families, stabilizing the region: Why Temporary Protected Status is needed for Haiti“, 30-page CLINIC report and press release, November 2, 2017

“US Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Booker, and Menendez Write Secretaries Tillerson and Duke Urging 18 Months’ Extension of Haiti’s TPS Designation,” October 31, 2017

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Gender & Human Rights

Wilson & Clarke Respond to Resuming Deportations

November 11, 2016 0 comments

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson Responds to the Resumption of Deportation Flights to Haiti

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson today released the following statement in response to the resumption of deportation flights to Haiti:

“It is very disheartening to learn that the Department of Homeland Security has resumed deportation flights to Haiti. Read More

Gender & Human Rights

Action: Reverse US detention, deportations policy for Haitians

October 12, 2016 0 comments

Action Alert from Church World Service:

Last weekend, Hurricane Matthew decimated Haiti, a country that was already struggling to recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake. In the wake of the earthquake, the U.S. government promised to help displaced Haitians and support the country’s recovery. The U.S. government designated Haitians who were already in the United States in 2011 for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Read More

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