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Haitian community marches in Brooklyn parade following loss of TPS protections
Groups in New York assert cultural pride after court rulings ended protections for roughly 350,000 Haitians.
The short version
- Hundreds of thousands of people are gathering on Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway for the annual West Indian Day Parade.[Associated Press]
- Haitian participants are marching after a Supreme Court ruling allowed the termination of Temporary Protected Status, affecting roughly 350,000 Haitians nationwide.[Associated Press]
- Work permits tied to the program expired on July 27 following the finalization of the federal court order in early August.[Associated Press]
- Organizers describe the parade as a crucial assertion of resilience amid heightened immigration enforcement affecting the region's 163,000 Haitian residents.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Key facts
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe that federal courts cannot review the decision ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants, clearing the way for about 350,000 Haitians to lose protection.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- A federal judge finalized the termination order in early August, and work permits tied to Haitian TPS expired on July 27.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- According to the Migration Policy Institute, the New York metropolitan area is home to approximately 163,000 Haitian residents, second only to the Miami area.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Hundreds of thousands of spectators and participants are attending the West Indian Day Parade along Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- For New York’s Haitian community, annual West Indian Day Parade means more in trying timesAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- For New York's Haitian community, annual West Indian Day Parade means more in trying timesABC News - US News