Washington D.C. – At present, Rep. Frederica S. Wilson led a letter to President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem alongside Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. James P. McGovern, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Rep. Gwen S. Moore, Rep. William R. Keating, Rep. Terri A. Sewell, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Henry Jr., Rep. Seth Magaziner, and Rep. Sarah McBride objecting to the Recission of Haitian Temporary Protection Status.
Pricey President Trump and Secretary Noem,
The undersigned strongly oppose the Division of Homeland Safety’s current resolution to partially vacate Non permanent Protected Standing (TPS) for Haitian nationals. This resolution undermines the pressing humanitarian wants of the Haitian folks, who’ve endured protracted struggling resulting from financial instability, escalating violence, and devastating pure disasters.
Haiti has confronted extra challenges than another nation within the Western Hemisphere, with crises and despair. The proof is obvious: the “extraordinary and non permanent circumstances” that warranted TPS designation stay dire and, in lots of respects, have worsened. The United Nations reported over 5,000 fatalities and greater than 2,000 accidents in Haiti in 2022 alone. The nation has been embroiled in violence and instability, particularly following the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Your current discover contradicts the dedication made by former Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but we see no compelling proof that justifies this abrupt change.
Returning people to Haiti, the place their security and well-being are at critical threat, is just not solely unjust but in addition goes in opposition to our ethical obligation to guard these in want.
As champions of equality and human rights, we’re compelled to oppose this resolution, which jeopardizes the well-being of Haitian nationals and units a regarding precedent for U.S. humanitarian coverage. When Haitians are supported and unified, they possess profound potential for restoration and progress. We stay extremely involved about your administration’s hostile tone regarding TPS, the place a DHS spokeswoman claimed that the TPS system has been abused and exploited for many years. First, TPS is just not being abused or exploited by overseas nationals, and the claims as such are merciless and uncouth. Non permanent Protected Standing is a system that was created beneath a Republican administration and has been utilized by each Democratic and Republican administrations, displaying our nation’s diplomatic and humanitarian place on the earth.
We urge you to rescind this resolution, reaffirm TPS for Haitian Nationals, and have interaction with Congress, humanitarian organizations, and the Haitian diaspora to deal with the pressing scenario in Haiti. Our values as a nation dictate that we lengthen compassion and help to our neighbors dealing with adversity.
We sit up for your immediate response and hope for a decision that displays our humane and simply ideas as People. America should stay the world chief in diplomacy, and it’s prudent to point out management in diplomacy amongst our neighbors within the Western hemisphere.
