WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse issued the following press release:
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration can move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jack Reed (D-RI) denounced the ruling as 'epically bad' and urged Congress to take corrective action.
Earlier this month, Whitehouse and Reed cosponsored legislation, S.4814 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4814?s=1&r=7), designating Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which allows nationals from designated countries facing life-threatening conditions to temporarily live and work legally in the United States.
The Senators' legislation preserves...