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Bishops Press White House to Extend Haitian TPS Before Feb. 3 Deadline

Haitian clergy warn the country lacks the capacity to safely receive hundreds of thousands of returnees.

Haiti's Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils‑Aime arrives at a police graduation ceremony as Transitional Presidential Council members Leslie Voltaire and Edgard Leblanc Fils seek to proceed with a plan to remove Fils‑Aime within thirty days following established procedures. (REUTERS/Fildor Pq Egeder)
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Overview

  • Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is scheduled to terminate on Feb. 3, putting roughly 300,000 to 330,000 people at risk of losing legal protections in the United States.
  • On Jan. 29, USCCB leaders Bishop Brendan J. Cahill and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan urged the Trump administration to extend TPS, arguing there is no realistic prospect for safe and orderly return.
  • Haitian Church officials say mass returns would be disastrous, citing limited infrastructure, widespread displacement, and severe food insecurity reported by the United Nations.
  • Armed gangs control about 90% of Port-au-Prince, with UN-tracked killings and sexual violence rising; a Jan. 29 raid near Kenscoff left seven people dead, according to local accounts.
  • The U.S. maintains a Level 4 travel advisory for Haiti and the FAA bars flights from U.S. cities to Port-au-Prince, while lawsuits challenging the TPS revocation keep the outlook uncertain.