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Edward Helmore

Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’

A crowd holds Haitian flags and signs reading 'Extend Haitian TPS' at an outdoor gathering
Protesters gather during a candlelight vigil at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood international airport as airport workers and faith leaders rally calling on the federal government to extend TPS for Haiti on 28 January 2026. Photograph: Al Diaz/Miami Herald via Getty Images

Carlos Giménez, a Republican congressman from Florida, broke with the Trump administration on Sunday, calling on the White House to reconsider its push to eliminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian migrants.

Returning about 350,000 Haitians to their chaotic, dangerous homeland following the US supreme court’s ruling that the Trump administration can cut off temporary legal protections, would be a grave error, Giménez said.

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