Ten House Republicans joined Democrats on Thursday evening to keep roughly 350,000 Haitian nationals in the United States on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) despite the Trump administration seeking to end the quasi-amnesty.
The House passed the measure, led by Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Laura Gillen (D-NY), after advancing the bill through a discharge petition maneuver, with help from half a dozen Republicans.
Essentially, the bill would keep about 350,000 Haitians in the U.S. via TPS just as President Donald Trump fights in the Supreme Court to end the quasi-amnesty.
The 10 House Republicans who joined Democrats to defy the Trump administration and move the bill to the Senate are:
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) Mike Lawler (R-NY) Don Bacon (R-NE) Maria Salazar (R-FL) Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) Rich McCormick (R-GA) Mike Turner (R-OH) Mike Carey (R-OH) Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Most notable is Rep. Mike Turner’s (R-OH)
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