Following the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and a Supreme Court ruling affirming executive authority over TPS decisions, the National Association of Evangelicals joined World Relief and dozens of denominational leaders in urging Congress to create a legislative pathway for Haitians impacted by the termination of TPS. 

Established after Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, TPS has provided stability for thousands of Haitian families for more than a decade, allowing them to raise U.S.-citizen children and contribute to their communities through work and service. Yet Haiti continues to face political instability, violence and humanitarian crises, leaving an estimated 330,000 Haitians who have relied on TPS facing an uncertain future. A legislative solution could prevent deportation and family separation, including for an estimated 50,000 U.S. citizen children who could face indefinite separation from one or both parents as a result of this policy change.

“Christians believe that nations as well as individuals are responsible for doing what is good and right (James 4:17; Jeremiah 22:3),” said NAE President Walter Kim. “As a nation, we can take pride in offering refuge to our Haitian neighbors fleeing from danger and violence. In turn, Haitians immigrants have contributed significantly to our communities by working hard, contributing to our prosperity and caring for our sick and elderly.”

“This is not the time to abruptly uproot families from their communities, or to separate parents from their U.S. citizen children and send them into harm’s way. Faithfulness to our values calls us to protect vulnerable families, even as we seek solutions for the just flourishing of our nation,” Kim said.  

The NAE urges Congress to pursue a legislative solution that protects vulnerable Haitian families and reflects our shared values of justice, compassion and human flourishing. 

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