Larson Blasts Supreme Court Decision Putting 350,000 Haitians at Risk of Deportation

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted the Supreme Court's decision allowing Trump's Department of Homeland Security to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. After former Secretary Kristi Noem abruptly ended these protections for Haitians fleeing gang violence, Larson joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of Haitian TPS recipients. He also signed Rep. Ayanna Pressley's discharge petition to force a vote on extending TPS for Haiti - which led to a bipartisan House vote in April rebuking the Trump Administration's cruel decision.

"Trump officials, including the President himself, have spread racist lies about the Haitian community since before taking office," said Larson. "They want to rip apart Connecticut families-people who came to our state fleeing violence! At a time when it is unsafe for anyone in the United States to travel to Haiti, due to gang violence and political unrest, it is not only cruel to end these protections for 350,000 Haitians who call our country home. The Supreme Court and the Trump Administration are flat-out ignoring the facts and the law as it stands. There is still time to right this wrong. We forced a vote in the House to extend Temporary Protected Status in April. The Senate must act to pass this bill before our Haitian neighbors are put in danger once again."