With GOP defections, US House passes bill extending legal status for 350,000 Haitians

By: Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 477

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure that would extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for three years, in a rare rebuke by the GOP-led Congress to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

Ten Republicans defected, including Reps. Maria Salazar, Mario Díaz-Balart and Carlos Giménez of Florida, Rich McCormick of Georgia, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Mike Lawler and Nicole Malliotakis of New York, Mike Turner and Mike Carey of Ohio and Brian Fitzpatrick …

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