WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) cosponsored a bill that would extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals through 2029, as the Trump Administration reportedly ramps up plans to arrest and deport them.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the legality of the Trump Administration's efforts to terminate TPS status for Haitian nationals. As a result of that decision, the Administration is targeting more than 300,000 Haitian nationals living in the United States by terminating their TPS yesterday, stripping legal protections and work permits for people who have been living, working, and raising families in America for...