[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 HAITI

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, finally, on Haiti, after spreading 
hateful, bigoted lies on the campaign trail, Trump continues to target 
the Haitian community as President. Despite ongoing violence--gang 
violence--civil instability, terrible medical infrastructure, and poor 
food access in Haiti, Trump directed Kristi Noem to strip Haitian 
immigrants of their TPS--their temporary protected status--disregarding 
the process Congress set into law.
  Last week, a bipartisan majority in the House--bipartisan--passed 
legislation on a discharge petition to extend temporary protected 
status for Haitian immigrants.
  In New York, home of the largest Haitian-American community in the 
Nation, we cherish our Haitian neighbors and value the many 
contributions they have made to America. I will do everything I can to 
protect the Haitian community.
  There are many Haitians in New York and beyond who anxiously await 
word on whether they will be forced to return to the dangerous 
circumstances they fled in Haiti.
  That is why I will rule XIV this bill, so that the Senate can give 
this issue the consideration that it deserves without delay. I urge 
Leader Thune to put this legislation on the floor.

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