The U.S. House of Representatives challenged President Trump’s immigration agenda Thursday, voting to extend temporary protections for Haitians living in the United States. The bipartisan measure passed with support from all House Democrats and ten Republicans.
The vote focused on reinstating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 350,000 Haitian immigrants. This marks the first time this term Republican lawmakers have opposed the President’s immigration policy through a vote.
A measure was advanced to stop the administration from ending deportation protections for over 300,000 people from Haiti. The action represents a rare rebuke of the President’s enforcement agenda.