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Haitians in Berks County face loss of immigration protections
More than 300,000 Haitians nationwide face losing work authorization and deportation protection on Feb. 3, threatening local economies and healthcare staffing, advocates say.
- Federal courts are weighing requests to pause the February 3, 2026 termination of TPS for Haitian TPS holders, with rulings expected by February 2, 2026, affecting at least 330,000 people.
- DHS says some TPS designations no longer meet statutory criteria, leading to terminations and legal challenges, after President Trump signed an order to revoke Haitian TPS.
- The U.N. reports that Haiti faces one of the worst humanitarian crises, with armed groups causing 1.4 million displacements since Moïse's assassination, and travel warnings cited during hearings.
- A Jan. 29 federal appeals court ruling found that DHS exceeded its authority, but judges have issued mixed pauses producing nationwide patchwork and advocates report ICE planning raids amid staffing losses.
- Community leaders warn the loss of TPS will ripple through local economies and health care, as Careland Clinic founder Kassandra Barthelemy lost about 15 caregivers after their work permits expired.
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USA TodayAfter Feb. 3, these legal immigrants could be sent away to face danger
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Conservative AngleJewish seniors rally behind their caregivers as 350,000 Haitians are set to lose legal status
About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments. “That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “There’s a kindred bond between our residents being Jewish and seeing the place that the Haitians have gone through.” The seniors…
'Very dangerous': TPS termination looms for Haitians in Keys, Florida
The Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some Haitian refugees and migrants living in the U.S. (including in the Florida Keys) kicks in on Tuesday, Feb.3.
·Key West, United States
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