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Hundreds of thousands of Haitians have lost Temporary Protected Status as the federal program expired, leaving faith leaders scrambling to pressure lawmakers in Washington to intervene. Religious figures have made direct appeals to members of Congress, but legislative action remains elusive thus far. The crisis continues to unfold without political resolution.
Father Reginald Jean-Mary, commonly known as Father Reggie, has served as lead pastor of Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood for a quarter-century. He describes the community as fractured and in urgent need of assistance. The cleric sat down with Local 10’s Calvin Hughes to discuss the reverberations of the TPS revocation on area residents and their families.
The expiration of the temporary status designation has left vulnerable populations without legal protection from deportation. Community leaders say the removal of this safeguard has created emotional and economic devastation among the Haitian diaspora in South Florida. Religious institutions are among the few remaining advocates pushing elected officials to find solutions to the humanitarian challenge.
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