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Haitians in US Granted Temporary Protective Status January 15th, 2010
The Obama Administration late Friday afternoon announced the granting of Temporary Protective Status to undocumented Haitians currently living in the United States. This Protection is for a period of 18 months and will apply only to Haitians already in the US. The Administration had suspended deportations of Haitians immediately following the massive earthquake on Tuesday that devastated Port au Prince, the Haitian capital.
The Oblate JPIC Office welcomes this development. Thanks to everyone who responded to our Action Alert on this.
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