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January 19, 2018

Trump Administration to Deny Temporary Work Visas to Haitians
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The Trump administration has removed Haitians from eligibility under a
pair of U.S. visa programs that offer immigrants a chance to work in
low-wage jobs. In a regulatory filing, the Department of Homeland
Security said this week Haitians will no longer be allowed to obtain
H-2A agricultural and H-2B non-agricultural temporary work permits. In
explaining its move, the DHS cited what it called "high levels of fraud
and abuse" committed by Haitians. In November, President Trump ended
temporary protected status-or TPS-for nearly 60,000 Haitians, many of
whom came to the United States after the devastating 2010 earthquake in
Haiti.


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