Lawler calls for Haiti TPS extension, saying ending protections will 'create a crisis'
Key takeaways
- Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Thursday called for temporary legal protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants, warning that the Supreme Court s ruling to end protections will create a crisis.
- Lawler said that while he never disputed President Trump s ability to end TPS, he disagreed with ending the Haitian TPS designation.
- Of the 350,000+ lawful Haitian TPS holders, roughly one-third work in our healthcare system, he continued.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Thursday called for temporary legal protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants, warning that the Supreme Court s ruling to end protections will create a crisis.
The high court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration can remove thousands of Haitians and Syrians from temporary protected status (TPS), a program that guarantees that citizens of designated countries are protected from deportation and are given a pathway to work authorization.
I m asking the administration to allow for an orderly process by which Haitian TPS holders can maintain their work authorization while their immigration cases are adjudicated over the next six months, if the revocation of TPS moves forward, Lawler wrote on the social platform X.