The article discusses the impact of the Trump administration's policy change on Haitian immigrants in Massachusetts, particularly regarding the Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Initially granted by the Biden administration, TPS allows Haitians to remain in the U.S. until February. The Trump administration has now moved to shorten this grace period to August, causing distress amongst the over 4,700 TPS holders in the state. Leaders like Jeff Thielman and Dieufort Fleurissaint express the emotional and practical difficulties this decision imposes on families who have established lives in Massachusetts amid continued violence and instability in Haiti.
Dieufort Fleurissaint, a pastor and the president and executive director for the True Alliance Center, said some families have been in the U.S. for years - the U.S. started granting protected status to Haitian nationals in 2010 - and have children in the local school systems. He said the move is "traumatic" and "emotional" for these families.
Jeff Thielman, president and CEO of IINE, said TPS was built to give people sanctuary while their countries were in "chaos and turmoil" and they could not go back home.
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