House moving ahead on bill to protect Haitian immigrants, in slap back to Trump administration
By Lisa Mascaro
Published on April 16, 2026.
The House of Representatives is considering legislation to extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants, in a rare bipartisan moment. The bill would require the Trump administration to extend for three years, allowing hundreds of thousands of qualifying immigrants to remain in the US without fear of deportation. The move comes as President Donald Trump's administration is working to end Temporary Protected Status for several groups of immigrants, exposing them to deportation. This is part of the administration's efforts to strip certain immigrant groups of legal status as part of its plan to fulfill Trump's campaign promise of conducting the largest mass deportation operation in history. The Supreme Court is expected to consider a fast-track case that would end the protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants in a challenge that is seen as threatening the broader program.
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