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House Passes Bill to Extend Protected Status for Haitians as Trump Seeks to End Temporary Program

| April 16, 2026 |Updated 1h ago |~1 min read |national |Source: www.theepochtimes.com
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The House of Representatives on April 16 passed legislation that would temporarily extend temporary protected status for certain Haitian immigrants in a vote of 220–207.  Temporary Protected Status allows individuals from nations involved in armed conflict, natural disaster, or other serious events to stay in the United States temporarily. The Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have moved to end the status for around a dozen nations, noting it was designed to be temporary. The legislation could face an uphill battle in the Senate, where Republicans may not advance it. It requires the administration to extend the Temporary Protected Status for Haitians by three years, allowing hundreds of thousands of qualifying immigrants to stay in the United States. ...

Originally published at www.theepochtimes.com
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