Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of legislation, H.R. 1689, which extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians across the United States until April 20, 2029. 

“Our Haitian neighbors in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and across our country have sought refuge and contributed to our communities,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “Sending them back to Haiti—into an ongoing humanitarian, economic, and political crisis—would be cruel and unjust.  I am glad to see Congress act to protect more than 350,000 Haitians across the country from losing their ability to live and work in the United States.  They deserve stability, not deportation.  This is a big victory for the safety and dignity of our Haitian neighbors and is a rebuke of President Trump’s cavalier decision to end TPS designations for Haiti.”

In February, Congresswoman Fletcher signed a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R. 1689.  A discharge petition is a legislative tool in the House of Representatives that allows a majority of members to force a bill to the floor for a vote by the full chamber, even if the Speaker of the House opposes it.

This week, Congresswoman Fletcher joined her Democratic colleagues in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Miot v. Trump and Mullin v. Doe, a consolidated case challenging the Trump administration's unlawful termination of TPS for Haiti and Syria.

H.R. 1689 passed the House by a vote of 224-204 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.