Philadelphia Advocates Urge 2 Senators to Extend Haitian TPS for 3 Years
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Updated · WPVI-TV · Aug 7
Philadelphia Advocates Urge 2 Senators to Extend Haitian TPS for 3 Years
3 articles · Updated · WPVI-TV · Aug 7
Summary
Thousands of Haitian immigrants in Philadelphia could lose deportation protections after advocates rallied outside the offices of Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman, pressing them to back Senate Bill 4814.
A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a court stay that had temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to remove Haiti from Temporary Protected Status, ending the program’s protections for Haitians.
Demonstrators marched nearly 2 miles from McCormick’s office to Fetterman’s, arguing TPS holders entered through a government-approved program, bought homes and pay taxes.
Advocates said as many as 13,000 Haitians in Philadelphia could be affected and urged supporters to contact both senators, whose offices did not respond to comment requests.