House Republicans defy Trump to shield Haitians from deportation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of House Republicans defied President Donald Trump on Thursday to support shielding more than 350,000 Haitian nationals from deportation.  Ten GOP lawmakers joined Democrats and one independent to approve legislation that would allow Haitians to be eligible for the temporary protected status (TPS) program for … Read more

House set to break with Trump, voting against ending deportation protections for Haitians

Washington — The House is poised to deliver rare pushback on President Trump’s immigration policies in a vote Thursday on a bill to stop the administration from ending temporary deportation protections for Haitian nationals living in the U.S.  Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts spearheaded the effort to force a vote through a procedural tool … Read more

Dem-led push to extend protections for Haitians faces outrage after brutal hammer killing

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan push to extend temporary legal status for Haitian nationals in the United States is facing scrutiny after a Florida woman was brutally killed by a Haitian illegal immigrant earlier this month. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is expected to force a vote as early as this … Read more

Supreme Court to consider Trump administration’s efforts to end deportation protections for Syrians, Haitians

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back temporary deportation protections for thousands of immigrants from Syria and Haiti. While agreeing to take up the legal battle over Temporary Protected Status for the two countries, the Supreme Court did not allow the Trump administration to … Read more

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it end deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians

Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to clear the way for it to end temporary deportation protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.  The bid for emergency relief from the Justice Department is the latest arising out of the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for … Read more