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Apr 17, 2026 House of Representatives passed legislation shielding 350,000 Haitians from deportation for three years Corroborated Institutions and Governance
A bipartisan vote protected temporary status holders from executive termination of their protections, asserting congressional authority over immigration.
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- House passed legislation protecting Haitian Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries — The House voted 224–204 on Thursday to pass legislation allowing approximately 350,000 Haitians to remain eligible for Temporary Protected Status for three years after the Department of Homeland Security terminated those protections. Ten Republicans and one independent joined Democrats in the bipartisan vote. The bill now proceeds to the Senate, where passage is uncertain. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on April 29 regarding whether the administration can proceed with ending TPS for Haitians and approximately 6,100 Syrians.
- US House approves bill to shield 350,000 Haitians from deportations for three years — The US House of Representatives voted 224-204 on Thursday to approve legislation sponsored by Rep. Laura Gillen (D-NY) to continue temporary protected status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians for three years, preventing their deportation. The measure passed with support from all Democrats and 11 Republican defectors, marking a rare bipartisan rebuke of Trump's mass deportation agenda. The bill now faces an uncertain path in the Senate while the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on Trump's TPS cancellations.
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