Haitian Diaspora News

TPS for Haitians Update -- ROME - One of the Vatican's top diplomatic voices has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's recent decision to end the Temporary Protected Status(TPS) of thousands of Haitians taking refuge in the U.S., saying the country isn't yet ready for the influx after a slew of natural disasters devastated the island nation.

"That's a sad decision, because the Haitian population in the U.S. that arrived after the earthquake and after the storm that destroyed half of the island, cannot go back to a situation that still is very difficult," Archbishop Silvano Tomasi told Catholic News Agency on Nov. 24.

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"We're extremely concerned about what's going to happen to these individuals and their families," says Ashley Feasley, director of migration policy and public affairs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Ashley Feasley says Haitian T.P.S. recipients have 27,000 U.S. citizen children.

A large number of T.P.S. recipients are employed, have mortgages and participate in the community.

"They have worked to comply with the existing regulations, and they have been vetted by the Department of Homeland Security," Ms. Feasley says.

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Read the story of Lys Isma, a young Haitian woman who came to the United States when she was only a 9 months old. Protected by TPS, she never felt like an illegal alien in America until now...

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"I've never had to navigate the world as an undocumented adult," Isma said. "Every time I went to that job interview and they asked for work permit, I've had it. Every time I drove, I drove legally with a license. Every time I went past a law enforcement officer, I knew that I had the ability to be here legally present and that's going to change in a year and a half," she said.

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His name is Richard Joseph and his is a Haitian Hero in Chile... Richard Joseph saved a woman's life who fell from a ninth-floor balcony in a suicide attempt

This is an unbelievable story... This Haitian hero, Richard Joseph save the woman's life by cushioning her fall with his own body, injuring himself in the process.

Also read: Chile President met Haitian Hero who save woman's life after she fell 9 floors

Watch this video and a full report on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5103095/Shocking-moment-woman-falls-ninth-floor-balcony.html

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The President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet‏, writes on her Twitter page: "Today I met Richard Joseph, the Haitian citizen who saved a person on Sunday."

"His action tells us about the Chile we want to build," President Bachelet wrote, "solidarity and that is involved in the collective welfare."

"Richard, thanks to you, today we are a better country!"

Here is the tweet from Chile president Michelle Bachelet posted 22 Nov 2017:

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By the way, if you don't read this entire article, you will miss a good joke!

To most of of us, Thanksgiving means

• Long Weekend
• Lots of Party
• Lots of Turkey
• It is a time when family get together in one location and eat, and joke, and have fun.

Thanksgiving Haitian Style!

In the Haitian Community, it's not just about the turkey, it's about everything else that comes with the turkey

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On Thanksgiving, of all days, the Department of Homeland Security is to announce whether it will extend the temporary protected status that was granted to about 50,000 Haitians. Unless their status is extended this week, they must leave by Jan. 22.

By any reasonable measure, Haiti is not ready to take them back. The country does not have the resources to absorb 50,000 people, and the money they have sent back is a critical source of income for their relatives and homeland.

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Although Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaraguans has been terminated by the U.S. department of Homeland Security, There is a 12 months delay of the effective date of termination... Why? Keep reading...

According to a press release from the Office of the Press Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the 12 months delay is to "allow for an orderly transition before the designation terminates on January 5, 2019."

"This will provide time for individuals with TPS to seek an alternative lawful immigration status in the United States, if eligible, or, if necessary, arrange for their departure. It will also provide time for Nicaragua to prepare for the return and reintegration of their citizens. TPS for Nicaragua will terminate on January 5, 2019."

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A Haitian man, Frantz Barthelemy, ran away from the law in Stamford Connecticut one day before being convicted of first-degree assault with a pistol. He went to Haiti, got married, had 4 children, opened a business. 16 yeas later, he was caught by U.S. Marshals in Haiti and extradited back to the United States to pay for his crime.

A model citizen in Haiti, his past caught up with him. Frantz Barthelemy worked for the red cross in Haiti after the earthquake, lived under his own name and he even had a permit to legally carry a gun in Haiti.

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It's official, immigrants from Nicaragua who had TPS since 1998 are now eligible for deportation. The Trump administration pulled their TPS. Haitians and Salvadorans wait for the mind-blowing decision.

TPS for Hondurans -- Trump officials deferred decision for the much larger group of 57,000 Hondurans. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke said it need more time to to evaluate the situation in Honduras.

What about TPS for Haitians and Salvadorans?

About 200,000 Salvadorans and 50,000 Haitians whose TPS status is due to expire early next year were anxiously waiting for the announcement Monday but nothing was said about their fate.

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