VIDEO: PRESSLEY MOURNS PIERRE DAMAS BEL, HAITIAN TPS HOLDER AND STUDENT ATHLETE WHO DIED OF SUICIDE

Washington, Sept. 3 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:

"Trump's termination of Haiti TPS robbed this young man of his humanity, stripped him of his dignity, and inflicted mental trauma that became too much for him to bear." Pressley Renews Calls for Senate to Pass Her Legislation to Extend TPS for Haiti Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, delivered a floor speech in which she mourned the loss of Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old college student and Haitian immigrant on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who reportedly died of suicide after the Trump Administration terminated TPS for Haiti and placed him in an ankle monitor. Congresswoma...