A group of House Democrats are calling on the Biden administration to halt deportations and make changes to Haitian immigration policy a week after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
The co-chairs of the House Haiti Caucus, including Florida Democratic Rep. Val Demings, wrote a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, arguing that Moïse’s assassination “further destabilizes the country” and justifies immediate action.
Their demands include having the Department of Homeland Security publish a notice in the Federal Register officially enforcing the Biden administration’s decision to extend Temporary Protected Status, a designation that allows Haitians in the U.S. since 2011 to live and work without the fear of deportation. Mayorkas announced the TPS designation in May and visited with Haitian activists in Miami after the announcement.
