To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
Sponsored by Laura Gillen
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
Apr 21, 2026
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months starting August 3, 2025. Under TPS designation, eligible nationals of Haiti become authorized to work, cannot be detained based on immigration status alone, and cannot be removed from the United States while their TPS status remains valid.
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This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months beginning August 3, 2025. (Eligible nationals of a TPS-designated country may obtain employment authorization, may not be detained on the basis of their immigration status, and are not subject to removal while they retain TPS.)