South Florida immigration activists call for compassion after TPS extension revoked for Haitians

The Trump administration terminated an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in South Florida and elsewhere, putting them at risk of deportation. Family Action Network Movement (FANM) immigration advocates from South Florida discussed the ruling on Friday. Citing the pervasive gang violence in Haiti, the Biden administration last year extended TPS for Haitians through February of the following year. TPS for around 500,000 Haitians will now expire on August 3rd due to the revocation of the extension. It would be fatal to send Haitians back to their homeland at this time. It’s inhumane in addition to being wrong.

“It would be fatal to send Haitians back to their homeland at this time. It’s inhumane in addition to being wrong. In a post on X, U.S. Representative Frederica Wilson declared, “This decision is absolutely ridiculous and part of this administration’s reign of terror.” “We cannot be in the business of sending over 500,000 Haitians, many of whom I represent, back to a nation that is still plagued by gang violence and instability, therefore I am ready to act right away to try to overturn this order. It’s incorrect, incorrect, incorrect. In a post on X, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava stated: “This decision puts thousands of our families at jeopardy, since Miami-Dade is home to one of the largest Haitian communities in the U.S. Although we must protect our borders, rescinding #TPSforHaiti would only make the situation worse rather than better.

This decision jeopardizes thousands of our families in Miami-Dade, which is home to one of the biggest Haitian communities in the United States. Although we must protect our borders, rescinding #TPSforHaiti would only make the situation worse rather than better. The termination of the TPS extension “deeply disheartened and outraged” County Commissioner Marleine Bastien, according to a statement. “This decision not only disregards the ongoing challenges Haiti continues to face—from natural disasters to economic instability—but also undermines the values of compassion and fairness that this nation stands for,” she stated in part.