Department of Homeland Security Halts all Deportations to Haiti
9:58 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Haiti|Immigration
14 Jan 2010You won’t find me praising the Department of Homeland Security often, but given the situation in Haiti, at least DHS is showing some heart. In a press release yesterday, DHS “halted all removals to Haiti for the time being in response to the devastation caused by yesterday’s earthquake. ICE continues to closely monitor the situation.”
I am not sure but I am assuming that this includes the case of activist Jean Montrevil, currently in an ICE detention center here in downtown NYC. I am however not assuming that Haitians in detention will be released.
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2 Responses to Department of Homeland Security Halts all Deportations to Haiti
France Enacts Immigration Changes For Haitians | VivirLatino
January 15th, 2010 at 11:30 am
[...] like the U.S. made some temporary changes to immigration procedures in light of the disaster in Haiti, France has also made [...]
TPS for Haitians | VivirLatino
January 19th, 2010 at 10:05 am
[...] Deportations to Haiti have been halted and now the Department of Homeland Security has granted Haitians currently in the U.S. without documentation Temporary Protected Status or TPS. TPS not only allows the undocumented to stay in the U.S. but also allows them to get work permits, which for many Haitians on this side of the horrific earthquake is priority so that they can aid those back in Haiti. [...]