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TPS extension for Haiti

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Sincerely,

Reverend Raphael Warnock

United States Senator
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock
KFABIB
5/10/2025
Dear Secretary Noem,

I am writing regarding the upcoming review of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti.  I know that the most recent designation of TPS for Haitians is ending in August of 2025, and I am writing to ask you to extend that designation.

I am an American citizen and visited Haiti often from 2012 to 2018.  The people I met were warm and loving;  they love Jesus and persevere through hardship.  However, the assassination of President Moise and the overtake of the country by gangs have made life in Haiti perilous.

I know many Haitians that now live here in the United States. They are my friends and family. The people from Haiti that are here in the United States  seek to escape the violence that makes the streets of Haiti perilous, and prevents people from working or going to school.  They are here to escape a scarcity of jobs, food, medical care.  Here in the United States, they have assimilated into our culture, contributing to the workforce, paying taxes, and participating in their communities.  They are not criminals.  They came here to seek a better life for themselves and their children, while also supporting their families back in Haiti.

A young woman still in Haiti was recently forced to flee her home with her son to escape being shot by gangs.  The boy has a serious medical condition; the mother was forced to leave so quickly that she was not able to gather any of their personal belongings, not even the boy's medications.  This story is not news in Haiti.  It is day-to-day life, filled with fear, hunger, and no hope for the future.  
Ending TPS would be a death sentence for many.  If returned, those who have family here in the US would be targeted as kidnap victims. And Haiti is in no position to receive that many people back, with no housing, jobs, or food.

I plead with you to extend the current TPS designation for Haiti. 

KFABIB
Immigration