In its overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, the Trump administration recently announced it would end a program that offered temporary residency permits to almost 60,000 Haitian citizens displaced after the 2010 earthquake.
Rep. Mia Love, whose parents are from Haiti, disagrees with the president’s decision to end the program. She says, “I disagree with the Trump administration’s decision to terminate TPS [Temporary Protected Status] protections for Haiti in July 2019. I saw the conditions in that country myself, and witnessed the struggle for the people who are still living in desperate situations. I have spoken with the country’s leaders, and it’s clear to me that the nation will not be prepared to support this population in the coming months.