[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 HAITI

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, on Haiti, later today, I am meeting with 
Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime to discuss how we can 
support Haiti's path to security and democracy by helping its 
government stop violence and root out corruption.
  The Haitian community is woven into the fabric of American society, 
and it is particularly true in New York, which is the proud home of the 
largest Haitian-American diaspora in the country.
  Sadly, Donald Trump continues to vilify and demean Haitian-Americans 
with his bigoted attacks. He repeated vile, baseless stereotypes about 
Haitians on the campaign trail and tried to strip them of temporary 
protected status.
  In defiance of the process that Congress established, Trump 
threatened Haitians' TPS, even though the dangerous conditions they 
fled in Haiti persist and are even getting worse. That is cruel, and 
that won't fix our broken immigration system.
  I will continue fighting for the Haitian community in New York and 
beyond to help Haiti make progress on the challenges it faced today, 
and I look forward to meeting with the Prime Minister.

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