{"id":354163,"date":"2026-07-27T21:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/354163\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:19:26","slug":"archbishop-of-miami-travels-to-d-c-seeking-an-extension-for-haitian-tps-recipients-its-like-sending-people-back-into-a-burning-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/354163\/","title":{"rendered":"Archbishop of Miami travels to D.C. seeking an extension for Haitian TPS recipients: “It’s like sending people back into a burning house”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, is traveling to Washington D.C. to personally ask a group of senators to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) <\/a>for Haitians in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TPS was set to expire after midnight on Monday<\/a>, barring any last-minute court decisions.<\/p>\n

That means an estimated 330,000 Haitians in the U.S., including 158,000 in Florida, would lose work permits and be at risk of deportation.<\/p>\n

“It’s like sending people back into a burning house,” said Wenski, referring to the gang violence, political instability and poverty afflicted Haiti.<\/p>\n

He says they’ve also become essential to the South Florida workforce.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Many of them are working in healthcare,” he said. “In the Archdiocese of Miami, in our nursing homes, I have over 40 people on TPS that will lose their work permits today and we will have to let them go.”<\/p>\n

This comes as removal orders for Haitians are already on the rise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The non-profit, TRAC<\/a>, which tracks immigration data shows deportation orders for Haitians have increased by 96% since March.<\/p>\n

“People are being inundated by uncertainty,” says Paul Christian Namphy, with the Family Action Network Movement.<\/a><\/p>\n

He says the organization has been flooded with calls from those whose status is about to expire and who are fearful of ICE operations.<\/p>\n

“They need to know are they safe in their home, what is the best strategy for their family to remain safe, for their family to remain together,” he added.<\/p>\n

In a statement to CBS News, the Department of Homeland security said it does not discuss future operations. But referred to TPS “a de facto amnesty program” and encouraged people to self-deport.<\/p>\n

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