The hurricane could have an effect on immigration policy in the United States. World Relief has called on the Trump administration to delay its plans to end temporary protective status for about 300,000 Haitians currently living in the U.S., given the hurricane and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
“Particularly in light of the devastation that Hurricane Melissa is unleashing on a country already facing profound humanitarian crises, it would be inhumane to deport Haitians right now, and we urge the administration to refrain from terminating TPS for Haitians — and to consider granting it for Jamaicans currently present in the United States,” Myal Greene, president and CEO of World Relief, said in a statement.
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