Haitians

A month after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, Sherrine Petit Homme LaFrance gets a hug from husband Ferrier Petit Homme. The storm destroyed their home on Grand Abaco Island. They are now living with China Laguerre in Nassau.

PHOTOS: After The Storm, Haitians In The Bahamas Depend On The Kindness Of Strangers

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

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One woman turned her home into an ad hoc shelter for Haitians displaced by the storm and facing discrimination.

Haitian and immigration advocates hold a rally Saturday demanding the Trump administration extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office on Saturday, May 13, 2017.

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Haitian And Salvadoran TPS Holders Sue Trump Administration

Jacqueline Charles

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Eight Haitian and Salvadoran immigrants living in the United States with temporary protection from deportation have filed a lawsuit against the Trump...

Children stand next to U.S. and Haitian flags as they hold signs in support of renewing Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Central America and Haiti, during a news conference Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Miami.

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Trump Administration Ends TPS For Haitians

Tim Padgett

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Almost eight years after an earthquake destroyed their country – and prompted the U.S. to let them stay in this country protected from deportation –...

Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of FANM, called for business leaders and government representatives to advocate on behalf of TPS recipients.

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Haitians Launch Renewed Campaign to Stay in the U.S. as Six-Month TPS Extension Officially Begins

Holly Pretsky

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The six-month extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians began over the weekend, and ends in January of 2018.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly appeared at a joint press conference with Governor Rick Scott about hurricane season following his visit to Haiti.

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Secretary Kelly Emphasizes The 'Temporary' In TPS After A Visit To Haiti

Holly Pretsky

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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly visited Port-au-Prince Wednesday to meet with Haitian President Jovenel Moise. The visit came after Kelly...

From left to right: Wanda Tima-Gilles (L'Union Suite Founder), Vanessa Joseph (Immigration Law Attorney), Soeurette Michel (Michel Law Firm), Patricia Elizee (Elizee Law Firm), and Francesca Menes (Policy Director for the Florida Immigration Coalition)

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Haitian Activists Use Social Networks To Spread Advice About TPS

Adrianne Gonzalez

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Immigration lawyers and Haitian community activists hosted a social media live event on Monday to stress the necessity for recipients of Temporary...

Scene from Les Cayes, Haiti, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

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Haitian Community Grapples With Uncertain Deportation Timeline

Kate Payne

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Florida’s Haitian immigrants are getting a six month reprieve on deportation orders. Advocates are claiming a small victory, but the timeline falls...

A tent city popping up in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince following the earthquake in 2010.

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Haitian Lawmaker: Six Month Extension For Immigrants Isn't Enough

Kate Payne

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A Florida lawmaker is criticizing the federal government’s temporary extension of special status for Haitian immigrants. After the 2010 earthquake, the...