Dear Neighbor,

At the end of March, I wrote to you with my commitment that the House would pass Representative Laura Gillen’s bill to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti and send it to the Senate for an up-or-down vote when Congress returned to Washington in April.

Today, I am proud to share that thanks to the hard work of Democrats and Representative Ayanna Pressley’s discharge petition, the House has voted to advance legislation to extend TPS for Haitians living in the U.S. until April 2029. Passing the bill through the House is a massive step toward providing essential protections to more than 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S. who are at risk of losing their Temporary Protected Status. 

By passing this legislation, House Democrats are following through on our commitment to push back against an administration that has repeatedly pursued inhumane and unacceptable immigration policies, including those that would terminate TPS for Haitians.

As this vital legislation heads to consideration in the Senate, you can follow along with the latest status of the TPS extension bill here. Please feel free to reach out to my office to address any questions or concerns you may have. We can be reached at (202) 225-5936 (D.C.) or (718) 237-2211 (Brooklyn).

Be safe and well.

Sincerely,

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
New York’s Eighth Congressional District