WASHINGTON, D.C. — FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement after the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians despite a lower court ruling that blocked the move and without a ruling on the merits of the case:
“The Trump administration’s decision to ask the Supreme Court to allow TPS protections for Haitians to expire threatens to upend the lives of over 300,000 Haitian TPS holders and their families who have built their lives in the United States for years. The lower court’s ruling blocking the termination of TPS provided critical relief and stability for Haitian TPS holders and their families—
“This effort to weaponize the 'shadow docket' and effectively revoke legal status and work authorization for hundreds of thousands of people flies in the face of basic fairness, and the court should reject such an outrageous move. If the administration had its way, it could deport hundreds of thousands of people back to Haiti, likely years before the Supreme Court ruled on the merits of the case, despite a federal court clearly ruling that the administration had violated the law.
“Haitian TPS holders contribute an estimated $5.9 billion to the U.S. economy each year and annually pay $805 million in federal and payroll taxes and $755 million in state and local taxes to the U.S. economy, and serve in essential roles across sectors from healthcare and caregiving to construction, manufacturing, and education. Ending these protections would put families at risk of deportation to a country facing severe instability and violence while also harming local economies and communities across the United States.”
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