Following the recommendation of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in January 2018 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20727-haiti-flash-us-immigration-service-recommends-the-end-of-tps.html pressures are increasing on the Government Trump.

In a letter addressed to John F. Kelly, Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, who must decide whether to extend the TPS, two Senators Elizabeth Warren, Edward J. Markey and 8 members of the Congress : Michael E. Capuano, Richard E. Neal, James P. McGovern, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, William R. Keating, Joseph P. Kennedy III et Katherine Clark, urge the Secretary to extend the TPS by 18 months.

Lettre à John F. Kelly :

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Dear Secretary Kelly,

We write to urge you to exted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitians nationals who have been residing in the United States in light of the extraordinary conditions incessantly affecting Haiti. Despite international efforts, Haiti continues to be a a nation plagued by economic, health and political inslabilit, and it cannot safely assimilate the more than 50,000 Haitian participants of the TPS program. We strongly encourage you to exercise your authority Under Section 224 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a) to extend TPS designation before the current expires on July 22, 2017.

Haiti has suffered from a devastating earthquake, a cholera epidemi , and a destructive Hurricane Matthew. Its devasted infrastructure cannot possibly accommodate the return of its American Diaspora. The TPS designation was specifically created for foreign states undergoing such difficulties. The 2010 earthquake destroyed 50 healthcare centers aroudd the country, as well as the Ministry of Health building, worsening a heaIthcare system not capable of meeting the population's basic needs even before the seismic event. In March 2017, the United Nations reported a total of 2.1 million people affected by Hurricane Matthew and 1.5 million people still food-insecure in the affected areas. Exacerbed by the recents three years of severe drought, more than 50% of Haiti's food supply continues to be imported, including 10% of the country's main staple. These numbers demonstrate a continued substentantial disruption of living conditions in the country.

We know that the United States is not onIy committed to provide aid to our close neighbor but also to ensure stability in the region. We have a responsability to ensure that our actions do not exacerbate this palpable humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere. Through your authority provided under the law, the United States can continue supporting the recovery efforts in Haiti and underpin the emmergence of a strong partner in the Caribbean.

We urge you to review the present conditions and to immediately extend the grant of TPS designation, within applicable regulation, for at least another 18-month period.

Sincerely [...]"

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20832-haiti-flash-black-caucus-supports-tps-extension.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20853-haiti-diaspora-tps-position-of-president-jovenel-moise.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20820-haiti-flash-tps-pressures-multiply-on-government-trump.html

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

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20488-haiti-usa-us-elected-officials-are-asking-to-extend-the-tps-for-haitians.html

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