House passes a bill to extends protections for Haitian immigrants in US

Key Points:

• The House passed a bipartisan bill extending temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants by three years, allowing hundreds of thousands to remain in the U.S. without fear of deportation, despite opposition from GOP leadership and President Trump.
• The vote was 224-204, with 10 Republicans joining all Democrats and one independent in support, but the bill faces uncertainty in the Senate and an expected presidential veto.
• The legislation aims to protect approximately 350,000 Haitians living lawfully in the U.S. amid the administration's efforts to end TPS for several groups, with a Supreme Court case pending that could terminate protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
• Advocates and some lawmakers stressed the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, citing natural disasters and violence, while opponents called the program a form of backdoor amnesty and criticized immigration policies.
• The bill reached the floor through a discharge petition, a tactic increasingly used by Democrats to bypass GOP leadership in the narrowly divided House.