Haiti
Protect Yourself and Your Family: Information for Haitian TPS Recipients
If you are a Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipient, now is the time to prepare.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following today's U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for Haitians, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) today introduced the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2026, legislation that would provide eligible Haitian nationals and their families with a pathway to lawful permanent resident status after years of living and working in the United States under temporary protections.
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson issued a statement regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians:
Today, June 27, 2025, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the termination of TPS for Haitians:
“Deporting Haitians back to Haiti is a kiss of death. How can the Department of Homeland Security say it’s safe to return to Haiti, while the State Department is still warning Americans not to travel there?
Today, Rep. Frederica S. Wilson led a letter to President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem alongside Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. James P. McGovern, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Rep. Gwen S. Moore, Rep. William R. Keating, Rep. Terri A. Sewell, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Henry Jr., Rep. Seth Magaziner, and Rep.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security Rescinding Haitian Temporary Protected Status:
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar's bipartisan effort to extend the Haitian Economic Lift Program, which would allow duty-free access for Haitian apparel and textile imports, was included in the final continued resolution expected to pass.
Miami, FL — Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) and Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick met the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, Dennis Hankins, in Little Haiti to discuss U.S.-Haitian Relations.
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement reacting to the extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status:
Markenzy Lapointe was confirmed by the United States Senate Tuesday night as the U.S. attorney for South Florida, making him the first Haitian American lawyer to serve in the region's most powerful federal law enforcement position. Lapointe, a former U.S. Marine and ex-federal prosecutor who was raised in Haiti and Miami, was nominated in September by President Joe Biden to fill the position, which is responsible for directing about 250 prosecutors in a district extending from Key West to Fort Pierce.