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Yvette Clarke: “5,400 Haitian TPS holders in New York City and approximately…”

Featuring: Yvette Clarke, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 9th Congressional District

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Ayanna Pressley Wins Key Vote on Extending Haiti Temporary Protected Status, Manages Floor Debate

Published | Video Starts at 10:12

Mr. Speaker, I rise on this day as just one out of many voices proclaiming that we will not stand idly by as 5,400 Haitian TPS holders in New York City and approximately 345,000 others across America [are at risk of deportation]. who have come to call our neighbors friends and loved ones are forced back to the same gang violence, exploitation, chaos and instability that they once narrowly escaped with their lives. (10:12–10:21)

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