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Yvette Clarke: “Haiti is overrun by criminal gangs who kidnap women and…”

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

Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women

Published January 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:25

And if there's any doubt on that truth, we need only look to the painful reality faced each and every single day by the women and girls who still … Haiti is overrun by criminal gangs who kidnap women and girls, extort residents for protection money, and kill with impunity. … mass displacement, near total exclusion from political power, and the atrocities go on and on. If and when TPS expires, hundreds of thousands more will be condemned to the same devastation. (02:25–02:34)

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Asserts that Haiti is plagued by criminal gangs engaging in kidnapping, extortion, and murder.

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Yvette Clarke

“350,000 Haitian TPS holders living in this nation face the possibility of being forcefully returned [to Haiti].”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 01:28-02:01
“They buy arms. And where do they buy those arms from the United States of America.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 29:10-29:16
“Temporary protected status for Haiti will expire in a matter of days.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 01:23-01:29
“Hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Haitians are at risk of losing their TPS in mere days.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 01:28-02:01
“TPS recipients actually have to repeatedly pass background checks.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 01:28-02:01
“Back home in Haiti, President Trump is terminating TPS for Haitians based on the claim that conditions there are safe enough to return.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 01:28-02:01
“If returned to Haiti, their oppression and hardship is inevitability.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 02:05-02:11
“Haitian women and girls are living through conditions so dire that they are difficult to put into words.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 02:25-02:34
“We condemn the widespread gender-based violence [in Haiti].”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 02:59-03:03
“We stress the importance of women's leadership in Haiti's transition.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 03:03-03:08
“We urge the United States to abide by its commitments under the Women in Peace and Security Act.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 03:08-03:16
“Since Trump's decimation of USAID, hunger and poverty are even worse than before.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 03:27-03:42
“My colleagues and I have repeatedly urged the administration to extend protections for our most vulnerable neighbors.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 03:34-03:42
“Since and before Donald Trump retook power, his administration has relentlessly targeted Haitian communities and Haitian nationals.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 24:57-25:05
“This administration has made it clear that the suffering of innocent people is beyond their concern and a goal worth pursuing.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 25:17-25:27
“We know the Haitian diaspora has enriched our communities and strengthened our economy for decades.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 25:45-25:52
“We must sustain our advocacy to secure lasting safety, stability, and opportunity for Haitian families.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 26:27-26:37
“That means extending temporary protected status, ending the harmful enforcement practices, and committing to policies that save lives…”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 26:37-26:50
“Temporary protection can save countless from permanent devastation.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 27:09-27:15
“Just yesterday I filed an amendment to block DHS from deporting Haitian TPS recipients with no criminal record.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 27:21-27:36
“We are supporting a UN mission to go after these gangs [in Haiti].”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 28:21-28:35
“Particularly those who were deported from the United States are seen as prime targets.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 29:23-29:29
“It is a very dangerous, instable environment for these Haitian nationals under temporary protected status here in the United States to…”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 30:16-30:32
“The clock is ticking on temporary protected status.”
Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women | Uploaded January 22, 2026 | 31:46-31:49