House Votes 224-204 to Restore Haiti Deportation Protections, Defying Trump

The House voted 224-204 Thursday to restore temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S., delivering a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Trump on his signature immigration issue.

Ten House Republicans broke ranks to join all Democrats in passing the bill. The measure would require the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for three years, allowing qualifying immigrants to remain and work legally without fear of deportation.

The Trump administration terminated these protections last year, arguing conditions in Haiti had improved enough for immigrants to return safely. Temporary Protected Status is typically granted to immigrants from countries facing natural disasters, armed conflict, or other dangerous conditions.

The vote was largely symbolic since Trump would almost certainly veto the legislation. However, the bipartisan opposition highlighted growing resistance within Republican ranks to the president's hardline immigration policies in an election year.

The bill now heads to the Senate, where its fate remains uncertain given Republican control of the chamber.