On Monday, the Biden administration confirmed that it would extend the Haitians’ temporary status for another 18 months. With this update, the program will now expire on August 3, 2024.
Given the “extraordinary and temporary conditions” that currently exist in Haiti, the US government has decided to extend the temporary status of Haitians. The Department of Homeland Security extended the temporary status of several countries, including Afghanistan, Ukraine, Myanmar, Cameroon and Ukraine.
The Jamaican Observer reported that the decision comes as a way to reverse a Trump-era style disregard for protections for those already in the United States. Read on to find out the whole story.
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What we know:
With an increase in attacks by gangs that have grown more powerful since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, sees dangerous conditions on the Caribbean island. Beyond that, the cholera epidemic claimed the lives of many children in a context of increasing malnutrition.
“Conditions in Haiti, including socio-economic challenges, political instability and gang violence and crime – compounded by an environmental disaster – have compelled the humanitarian assistance we are providing today,” said the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Conditions in Haiti have led many people to flee the country for countries like South America, Mexico and the United States The U.S. government expelled many Haitians from their homes after an estimated 16,000 mostly Haitian migrants camped in the small Texas border town of Del Rio in September 2021.
Coming :
Mayorkas also announced that “we are already providing much-needed humanitarian assistance to Haitian citizens in the United States.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer confirmed that more than 100,000 Haitians will be eligible for temporary status as part of Monday’s announcement.
Haitians entering the United States after Monday’s announcement will not be eligible for Temporary Protected Status.
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