"The Trump administration’s slashing of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is about doing as much harm as possible, as quickly as possible, for anyone they can marginalize and erase.
"My office worked with the previous administration to secure extended protections for Haiti and a number of other countries where there is immediate danger for residents, and this cruel reversal is disastrous, if expected. Alarmingly, I’m sure there will be more. The federal government seems dedicated to making as many Black and Brown people as possible eligible for deportation, regardless of status, by revoking legal protections.
"The truth is that Donald Trump is trying to make our own country one where immigrants, Black and Brown communities, LGBTQ communities, and all marginalized groups are in immediate danger.
"In the face of the threat he poses, I draw inspiration from the Haitian motto of ‘L'union fait la force.’ In unity, there is strength. Today, we must stand united with our Haitian family, as we did yesterday with Venezuelans and will tomorrow with another group, building a coalition of compassion to protect one another from the worst harm that Donald Trump, his allies, and his enablers, aim to inflict."
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