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VOA Creole: Congressman asks Trump to renew TPS for Haitians


FILE - Members of a Haitian family living in the United States with Temporary Protected Status speak to reporters on May 22, 2017, in Miami, Florida.
FILE - Members of a Haitian family living in the United States with Temporary Protected Status speak to reporters on May 22, 2017, in Miami, Florida.

Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York told VOA in an exclusive interview that he will ask President Donald Trump to renew Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. TPS will expire for current holders in February 2026. Lawler told VOA that gang violence, drug and arms trafficking, and overall lack of security make it untenable to deport the Haitians.

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