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National and local Haitian leaders are urging TPS holders not to panic after the Supreme Court ruling, instead calling for organized action to pass Senate protections and pursue permanent residency pathways.<\/p>\n
Less than 48 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Haitian leaders across the country are trying to shift the community\u2019s mood from panic to preparation.<\/p>\n
The message from national advocacy groups and organizers on the ground is urgent but clear: do not make fear-based decisions. Prepare and pressure Congress.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis is the time to show up,\u201d said Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance<\/a>. \u201cThis is the time to call your senator.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI understand TPS holders are afraid to speak. But if you don\u2019t speak, there will be no one coming to save you,\u201d Jozef continued. \u201c[We] need people of Haitian descent who are comfortable right now in the United States with their U.S. passport and citizenship to stand and make sure that they force their senators, their members of Congress, elected officials to support TPS for Haiti, to support a pathway to permanent residency.\u201d<\/p>\n The High Court\u2019s TPS decision Thursday affects more than 350,000 Haitians who have relied on TPS to live and work legally in the United States, according to advocates. According to Jozef, legal and advocacy groups have 32 days from the date of the ruling, June 25, to better understand what comes next, particularly regarding work permits, employer compliance and any updated federal guidance.<\/p>\n That includes pushing hard for the passage of Senate Bill S4814<\/a>, which would provide a three-year extension of protections for Haitian TPS holders.<\/p>\n \u201cThe July 1 date is what DHS put in place anticipating a decision,\u201d Jozef said, referring to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees immigration policy enforcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, that does not mean on Tuesday, everybody loses everything.\u201d<\/p>\n The Haitian Bridge hotline and scripts to contact elected officials are among resources available to the community to take action.<\/em><\/p>\n For many Haitian families, however, the ruling has triggered more confusion and uncertainty.<\/p>\n In Springfield, Ohio, where more than 10,000 Haitian newcomers have settled in recent years, community leader Vil\u00e8s Dorsainvil said messages started coming in immediately to his organization, the Haitian Support Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople are asking if they should keep going to work, if they should take their money out of the bank,\u201d Dorsainvil said. \u201cSome of them called me saying their employers told them not to come back after July 1 if they don\u2019t have another authorization.\u201d<\/p>\n Misinformation is one of the biggest dangers.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are people creating fear,\u201d Dorsainvil said. \u201cI told them don\u2019t go get your money out of the bank. That is not helping.\u201d<\/p>\n Both leaders warned that fear creates opportunities for exploitation. Jozef said that includes attorneys charging Haitian families tens of thousands of dollars for immigration cases they know are unlikely to succeed.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are warning those preying on the community,\u201d Jozef said. \u201cWe will not allow them to abuse people while they are vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n To mitigate the risks of being scammed out of fear, Jozef says the community can prepare against potential detention or deportation by using their toolkits. This means gathering immigration papers, obtaining or renewing passports of loved ones to travel if needed, assigning power of attorney to a trusted person with the TPS holder\u2019s best interest at heart, making childcare plans and identifying who can manage rent, medical care and household needs in the event of detention.<\/p>\n Various preparation toolkits, a hotline and other resources are available through Haitian Bridge. Faith Action International also has scripts available to contact senators and representatives to demand they pass a path to permanent residency.<\/p>\n Over the next month, advocates urge community members of all status should also mobilize towards paths to permanent status.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jozef says the goal is simple: stop living from extension to extension.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want to keep talking about temporary,\u201d she said. \u201cThe lives of these people are not temporary.\u201d<\/p>\n TPS holders can step forward to share their stories. U.S. citizens, particularly naturalized Haitian Americans, can step forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the moment to wave the flag to protect our brothers and sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n The immediate legislative target is the Senate bill. Advocates say that extension could buy time to push for broader immigration reforms, including a registry bill that would open pathways to permanent residency.<\/p>\n And advocates say this fight extends beyond Haitians. The Supreme Court\u2019s ruling also impacts Syrians and creates legal precedent for TPS terminations affecting 17 countries and roughly 1.3 million people.<\/p>\n They urge non-Haitians \u2014 anyone with a spouse, coworker, neighbor, church member or friend who is a TPS holder \u2014 to also act.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not just about Haitians,\u201d Jozef said. \u201cThis is about protecting our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n For Dorsainvil, the impact is already being felt.<\/p>\n He says if Haitians stop working or leave Springfield, local factories, grocery stores and the broader economy will feel it immediately.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Walmart, Kroger, all of them will be impacted,\u201d he said, explaining that the community shops in those stores regularly. \u201cHaitians are part of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n As an independent publication, we rely on contributions from readers like you to fund our journalism.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n Overview: National and local Haitian leaders are urging TPS holders not to panic after the Supreme Court ruling, instead calling for organized action to pass Senate protections and pursue permanent residency pathways. 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