Haiti TPS and U.S. Congress

The House on [date of the floor vote] passed legislation that would statutorily extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals through 2029, overriding objections from President Trump and his administration. The measure cleared the House 224-204 with ten Republicans joining Democrats and one independent to secure passage; supporters included Rep. Laura Gillen, who sponsored the floor measure, and several GOP members from competitive districts such as Mike Lawler, Maria Elvira Salazar, Brian Fitzpatrick, Don Bacon, Nicole Malliotakis, Carlos Gimenez, Mike Carey and Mike Turner. The vote followed a successful discharge petition led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley to force the bill to the floor; the White House immediately threatened a veto and the Trump administration has characterized continued TPS for Haiti as contrary to the national interest. The move also comes as the Supreme Court prepares for expedited review of the administration's broader effort to terminate TPS for Haiti and Syria after lower-court injunctions blocked rollbacks affecting roughly more than 330,000 Haitian nationals (other reports place the figure nearer 350,000).