House moving ahead on bill to protect Haitian immigrants

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In a rare bipartisan moment, the House has agreed to consider legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants.

The effort is pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempts to end the program.

The bill is heading for a final House vote Thursday, and it would require the Trump administration to extend for three years Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.

That would allow qualifying immigrants to remain in the U.S. without fear of deportation.

House Democrats forced it forward, joined by a small number of Republicans, over the objections of GOP leadership.

Next steps in the Senate are uncertain.

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House Protects Haitian Migrants