‘Protection, not deportation’: Miami Haitian leaders call for reversal of TPS decision

Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones speaks at a press conference Monday in North Miami to urge the Trump administration reverse the removal of TPS for Haitians. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com

By Churchill Ndonwie

Miami-Dade and Broward community leaders and activists said Monday they are sending a letter to President Donald Trump asking for a sit-down to discuss the recent decision by the administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.

North Miami Beach Councilwoman Mary Estimé-Irvin called the administration’s decision “outright unjust.” She hopes the meeting with the president, if it happens, will help him understand both how the Haitian community contribution to South Florida’s economy has been “inmeasurable” and how dire the crisis is in Haiti.

Haitians ”deserve protection, not deportation,” she said.

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