Haiti, Trump
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Sick children, families and businesses are among the many people in Haiti, a country plagued by gang violence, likely to be hit hard by a U.S. travel ban.
South Florida's airports are common gateways for people from Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba to enter the U.S. Each nation has a presence in South Florida.
Congressman Mike Lawler on Thursday came out against Haiti's inclusion on President Trump's travel ban. The move prevents the entry of foreigners from 12 countries who are seeking to come to the U.S.
U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a fellow Republican, urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision. Lawler's 17th District includes Spring Valley, home to the second-largest Haitian diaspora, per capita, in the U.S.
If the government gets its way, hundreds of thousands of Haitian TPS holders, who have made lives, raised families, and launched careers in the United States, could be exposed to deportation on August 3.
"Donald Trump just ripped a life preserver from their desperate arms and tied weights around their ankles," said Reps. Pressley and Clarke.
President Trump’s announcement Wednesday night of a full travel ban on people from 12 countries, partial restriction on seven countries drew a swift and angry response from Boston area immigration advocates.
The Supreme Court last week upheld President Donald Trump's decision to eliminate a Biden-era program that allowed more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela to temporarily live in the United States,
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