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Chris Van Hollen: “The essence of TPS was at least at one time in our country…”

Featuring: Chris Van Hollen, Democratic | U.S. Senate Maryland

I'm live on the Senate Floor to urge passage of my Haiti TPS bill. We must protect Haiti TPS.

Published July 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 36:47

Again, it was blocked by our Republican colleagues. But this will not be the end of this debate. It will not be the end of this discussion. Because The essence of TPS was at least at one time in our country, a bipartisan effort. On a bipartisan basis, we agreed that it was wrong to send people back to their home country if they face certain danger. And that is why we allowed these individuals to stay here. (36:47–36:54)

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Asserts that TPS was originally supported by both political parties.

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“More than half the population [in Haiti] needs humanitarian assistance.”
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“More than 5.8 million people are expected to face hunger this year [in Haiti].”
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“Republican senators today blocked our ability to move forward and have a vote on [extending temporary protective status for Haiti].”
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“TPS holders face imminent loss of their legal status and of their work authorizations.”
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“The State Department continues to warn Americans not to travel to Haiti because of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and other factors.”
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“Armed gangs continue to control large parts of Port au Prince and other parts of the country [Haiti].”
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“This is really part of the Trump administration's mass deportation strategy.”
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“The President told Americans that they were going to go after the worst of the worst.”
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“Folks under TPS, these are people who are working legally in our country.”
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“These are people paying taxes.”
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“The Supreme Court, the Trump stack Supreme Court, went along with these decisions.”
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“Many of them have made really successful lives here in our communities, working again, legally paying taxes.”
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