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The countdown for Haitians with TPS has started. And that has many in Haiti worried.

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BELLADÈRE, HAITI
In the two years since his deportation from the neighboring Dominican Republic, Odnell Ceant has wallowed in despair. He's unable to find work. He’s facing eviction and his children don’t always have food to eat.

“I never thought Haiti was difficult like this,” said Ceant, 35, his eyes welling with tears as he reflected on his desperate plight. “Once you’re working, you aren’t hungry. Once you have a job, you have hope. As long as you don’t have work, you can never have a plan for your life.”

Four years after the Dominican Republic began cracking down on undocumented Haitian workers following a decision by one of its courts to retroactively strip Dominicans of Haitian descent of their citizenship, tens of thousands of Haitians like Ceant have ended up in Haiti after being expelled or forced to flee. Their arrival, mostly ignored by Haitian authorities, has burdened humanitarian organizations that have struggled to help amid deep budget cuts and indifference.

Now the prospect that thousands of Haitians temporarily living in the United States could soon find themselves in a similar situation should the Trump administration end their special immigration status, worries humanitarians and U.S.-based activists, who have watched with trepidation at the Haitian government’s inability to absorb the influx from the neighboring Dominican Republic.

More here : http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nati...165471982.html
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I hope they're able to keep their status and nothing changes. It's devastating knowing your life can change at any minute.
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How long have they been here?
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How long have they been here?
2010, Since the Haiti earthquake...
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During those 7 years, these Haiti people didn't had any way to adjust correct? Other than family or marriage.
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During those 7 years, these Haiti people didn't had any way to adjust correct? Other than family or marriage.
Stop trying to blame the victims. You sound like those anti immigrant bunch.
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During those 7 years, these Haiti people didn't had any way to adjust correct? Other than family or marriage.
This is the same type of comment I read from a Trump supporter when an undocumented immigrant who has been in this country for years gets deported.
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During those 7 years, these Haiti people didn't had any way to adjust correct? Other than family or marriage.
no joda weon
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This isn't DACA related but I feel for them. I hope it all goes well. We all deserve a better life
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