Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), representing portions of Palm Beach and Broward Counties home to many Haitians residing under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), issued this statement on the announcement by the Department of Homeland Security to extend the TPS designation for Haiti for six months:
“I am pleased that the Administration gave Haitians a temporary six month six-monthf TPS rather than abruptly ending the humanitarian measure and throwing thousands of lives in limbo. But it’s quite clear that conditions in Haiti won’t improve sufficiently in six months to justify letting TPS expire. This six month extension keeps tens of thousands of Haitians uncertain of their future. Progress has been made in Haiti, but the country is still far from recovered. Sending these people back into dangerous conditions directly violates the principle reason for granting TPS in the first place.”
Congressman Deutch joined with his Florida colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary Kelly urging him to extend the TPS designation for Haiti.
“I am pleased that the Administration gave Haitians a temporary six month six-monthf TPS rather than abruptly ending the humanitarian measure and throwing thousands of lives in limbo. But it’s quite clear that conditions in Haiti won’t improve sufficiently in six months to justify letting TPS expire. This six month extension keeps tens of thousands of Haitians uncertain of their future. Progress has been made in Haiti, but the country is still far from recovered. Sending these people back into dangerous conditions directly violates the principle reason for granting TPS in the first place.”
Congressman Deutch joined with his Florida colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary Kelly urging him to extend the TPS designation for Haiti.
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