Ten House Republicans broke with their party and voted with nearly every single Democrat to overturn President Donald Trump‘s effort to end temporary protection status for Haitian migrants.
A three-year extension of TPS for Haiti passed the House in a 224-204 vote. The measure only passed thanks to the help of the GOP defectors and Republican-turned-independent Rep. Kevin Kiley (CA), who caucuses with the majority. By voting to extend TPS, the House could shield 350,000 Haitian nationals from deportation for at least three years.
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