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Posted on 04/16/2026 7:21:32 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
The legislation was first introduced in the Republican-controlled House by Reps. Laura Gillen, D-N.Y., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., last year.
"The State Department claims it is too dangerous for American citizens to go to Haiti because of kidnapping, gang violence and widespread chaos, but yet, the administration has said it's safe for Haitians to return there," Gillen said Wednesday on the House floor.
She said that "removing our neighbors would not just be a humanitarian catastrophe; it would hurt our economy," adding that Haitian immigrants "work in critical sectors like health care, education, caregiving, supporting our elderly and working in local hospitals."
Temporary Protected Status allows foreign nationals from countries facing war, environmental disasters or other unsafe conditions to live and word in the U.S. for a certain time.
The Trump administration tried to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of about 350,000 Haitian immigrants last summer, but a federal judge halted the move. The administration appealed the decision shortly after the judge indefinitely postponed the terminations in an order in February. It is expected to be heard by the Supreme Court this month.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday's vote.
The House voted 219-209 on the discharge petition to force a vote on Lawler and Gillen's bill, with Republican Reps. María Elvira Salazar and Carlos A. Gimenez of Florida, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Don Bacon of Nebraska and Lawler and Nicole Malliotakis of New York voting in favor alongside 212 Democrats and one independent. Members can use discharge petitions to get around leadership that is opposed to holding votes on legislation.
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It will die in the Senate
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Trump needs to go full Pinochet.
I hope so. Remember the senate has McConnell, Murk,....
Anyway…
Amen!
Why would the two Ohio congressmen vote for it? Their districts are the ones that made the news because of this issue.
Of course he’ll veto it if it passes the senate. Pure performative posturing by stupid selfish ignoranuses in Kongress
Remove their taxpayer paid security and limo drivers and let them take the DC commuter transportation with illegal Haitians. See how they like living like all the unimportant little peasants.
I’m down to disliking just about everyone in DC but Luna and the Trump inner circle.
They call it "temporary protected status" but they always want to make it permanent. If you like Biden support this bill.
What is a Kongress, Queen Kong?
Supporter of this say it’s not safe for the Haitians to return to Haiti. I wonder why.
They can go somewhere else, then. But not in this country.
THESE “NEIGHBORS” ARE SUCKING OUR ECONOMY DRY
The fact that it’s dangerous in Haiti should be a reason not to let them in here.
This bill reveals who needs to be primaried the most. Even if the Senate approves it will be vetoed. All that the bad guys will have done is succeed in revealing themselves.
Greenland is nice - those jigs will fit right in
The state department should say it’s safe now. They can go back.
Purple Republicans like Lawler are probably afraid of voting against amnesty.
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