TPS extended for Haitians until Monday, court rules
Haitians in South Florida and across the United States have been given a brief extension on the expiration of their Temporary Protected Status.
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. extended the deadline for TPS to be revoked for Haitians in the U.S. until Monday, July 27, according to the Sun Sentinel.
The court denied a request from the Trump administration that would have ended TPS on Friday.
It is the second extension in as many weeks.
TPS was initially set to expire for Haitians living in the U.S. on July 10. That day, the Department of Homeland Security released a memo stating TPS would be extended to July 24.
At the time, DHS said the move was the result of active litigation.
The DHS claims Haiti is now safe enough to return to, while the United Nations and the U.S. State Department warn of frequent gang violence and kidnappings there.
Many South Florida Haitians work in hospitality and healthcare, and advocates have said that the loss of TPS will hit those industries hard, as they’re already dealing with staffing shortages.
Thamara Labrousse, with Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center in North Miami, told Local 10 that many Haitian TPS holders are facing a difficult choice and it’s even harder for parents with children.
“If you are a TPS holder with an American born child, you may have to consider if you are forced to go back to Haiti, not taking your child with you because it’s not safe and a lot of parents are struggling with that,” she said.
Labrousse said that if Haitians are ultimately forced to return, many won’t have homes or even basic services to return to.
“We don’t believe that there are enough even basic services in place to be able to accommodate that many people,” she said.
Like many other Haitians, one young father told Local 10 that his family home in Haiti has been destroyed and overtaken by gangs.
So he plans to keep working, cleaning restaurants in Miami until he has to go.
He says even if he loses his legal status, he doesn’t plan to return to Haiti.
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