Washington, April 14 -- Congresswoman Laura Gillen issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) hosted a roundtable with Nassau County Haitian American community leaders to discuss the ongoing fight to extend TPS for hardworking, law-abiding Haitians on Long Island and across the country. The roundtable came ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives on Rep. Gillen's bipartisan bill extending TPS for Haitians for three years, through a discharge petition.
"The current Administration has continuously threatened our Haitian neighbors' lives by attempting to end their TPS status," said Rep. Gillen. "But I'm thrilled to share that my legislation extending TPS f...