WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Yesterday, as Trump marked one year in office, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, held a field hearing at Jubilee Christian Church in Mattapan on the importance of extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The hearing came as TPS is set to expire on February 3, 2026, which would leave over 350,000 Haitian nationals at risk of deportation, including approximately 46,000 Haitians and Haitian-Americans across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, over half of whom call the Boston metropolitan area home.
The lawmakers heard from panels of individuals, advocates, and community ...