USA: Bipartisan Vote Advances Bill Aimed at Extending TPS for Haiti

Six Republicans and one independent joined all Democrats on Wednesday to advance a bill aimed at extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The vote, adopted by 219 votes to 209, allows a discharge petition led by Representative Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat from Massachusetts, to move forward. The vote marks opposition to President Donald Trump over his immigration policy, forcing a vote to advance a measure restoring temporary protections for approximately 350,000 Haitians living in the U