The Biden administration on Monday announced extended immigration protections for Haitians in the United States, including deferred deportation and the ability to work in the country for an extra 18 months. In a statement, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said the administration will extend and redesignate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitian nationals residing in the United States…
Biden Admin Extends Protection From Deportation for Over 260,000 Haitians
December 6, 2022
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British Overseas Territory Hits out at ‘Reckless’ UNHCR Over Human Trafficking
A lawyer representing seven Sri Lankan asylum seekers who found themselves on a British overseas territory in the Caribbean has said they were treated “disgracefully” by the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. But the Turks and Caicos Islands’ (TCI) Minister of Immigration and Border Services, Arlington Musgrove, has in turn described the United…
Coast Guard Intercepts 191 Haitians Aboard Sailing Vessel Off Bahamas
MIAMI—The Coast Guard has intercepted 191 Haitian migrants aboard an overloaded sailing vessel off the Bahamas that was believed to be headed for Florida, officials said on Wednesday, a day after the encounter. The Haitians were taken aboard two Coast Guard vessels on Tuesday to be given food, water, and basic medical attention, and will…
Tijuana: A Home Away From Home for Economic Refugees
TIJUANA, Mexico—Since May, the tent city of Tijuana’s El Chaparral area has been filled with an added population of South American travelers in hopes of seeking a new life across the border in the United States—less than 1000 feet from where they sleep. At 10:00 am on a recent Saturday, a Mariachi band played worship…
Deep Dive (Sept. 27): Mayorkas: About 13,000 Haitians Released Into US
Thousands of illegal immigrants have been expelled from the country, but Homeland Security head Alejandro Mayorkas says thousands more illegal Haitian immigrants are being released into the United States. He said on Sunday, “About 4,000 actually have been expelled under the public health authority of the Centers for Disease Control. There are about 13,000 that are…
US Authorities Accelerate Removal of Haitians at Border With Mexico
CIUDAD ACUÑA, Mexico—U.S. authorities moved some 2,000 people to other immigration processing stations on Friday from a Texas border town that has been overwhelmed by an influx of Haitian and other illegal immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Saturday. Such transfers will continue “in order to ensure that irregular migrants are swiftly taken into…
US Pledges More Aid to Earthquake Victims in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—The United States pledged another $32 million in aid to the victims of Haiti’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake Thursday, as the country’s interim prime minister defended his government’s response. U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power said the U.S. government had learned from the 2010 Haiti earthquake and said USAID was coordinating closely with the…
US Again Extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
May 23, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is allowing eligible Haitian nationals residing in the United States to apply for a new 18-month designation for temporary protected status, reversing a Trump administration effort that had sought to end the special consideration. In a statement Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cited security concerns, social unrest, an increase in human…
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