Forced deportations are increasing in the United States following the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants. This program aimed to welcome and protect people from countries where wars, natural disasters, and severe humanitarian crises prevent their safe return. Bishop Pierre-André Dumas, Bishop of the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau-Miragoâne, declared "Haiti is not a safe country. The Church is asking the American government to reconsider its decision."

Bishop Dumas’s appeal to Trump:

"The question is : Is Haiti truly a country today where someone can be safely deported The reality provides us with a dramatic answer." Bishop Pierre-André Dumas, Bishop of the Haitian diocese of Anse-à-Veau-Miragoâne and Vice-President of the country's Episcopal Conference, told Vatican News that this was precisely why he could not remain silent a few days ago, he sent a letter to President Donald Trump.

"Mr. President, [...] we respectfully ask you to reconsider the situation of Haitians affected by the suspension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and to use all available legal and humanitarian means to prevent forced repatriations as long as Haiti remains in such a gravely unstable and dangerous situation. Haitian TPS beneficiaries work, pay their taxes, raise their children, are involved in their churches and communities, and contribute daily to American society. Many of them are parents of children born in the United States and are American citizens. We are not asking the United States to abandon its own laws. We are not asking the United States to abandon the security of its borders. We are asking the United States to apply its own laws humanely when human lives are at stake."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48336-haiti-usa-haitians-expelled-with-their-wrists-and-ankles-shackled-linked-by-a-chain-around-their-waist.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48327-the-iachr-is-concerned-about-the-end-of-tps-for-haitians.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48317-haiti-usa-2nd-deportation-flight-of-haitians-in-one-week.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48264-haiti-usa-first-ice-deportation-flight-to-haiti-since-the-end-of-tps.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47849-haiti-flash-very-bad-news-the-supreme-court-authorizes-the-trump-administration-to-revoke-tps.html

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