HAITI TPS EXPIRATION

On 2026-02-04, Representative Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI-0) delivered a floor speech titled "HAITI TPS EXPIRATION" in the House.

HAITI TPS EXPIRATION

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 25 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)] [House] [Page H1992] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] {time} 1210 HAITI TPS EXPIRATION (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, this week, a Federal judge paused the administration's plan to end temporary protective status for Haitians. While this ruling provides temporary relief, we must stay engaged. Now is not the time to end these protections. Haiti faces the Western Hemisphere's worst humanitarian crisis. There have been 3,000 civilians killed by gangs, millions displaced, widespread hunger, and Hurricane Melissa's devastation. Mr. Speaker, 350,000 Haitian TPS recipients applied, passed background checks, contribute $4.4 billion annually to our economy, and pay over $1 billion in Federal taxes. Now is not the time to abandon our brothers and sisters in Haiti. We must stand up for protections and, indeed, pathways to citizenship, which have long been enshrined in the laws of this Nation. I call on this administration to extend temporary protections and urge my colleagues to join us in that fight. ____________________