Mike Turner joins Republicans backing extension of Haitian immigration protections
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Updated · The Guardian · May 4
Mike Turner joins Republicans backing extension of Haitian immigration protections
7 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 4
The Ohio congressman was one of 10 of 214 House Republicans to support the measure, alongside fellow Ohio Republican Mike Carey, as Springfield's roughly 10,000 Haitians face uncertainty.
The bill is unlikely to clear the Republican-controlled Senate, but supporters say Turner recognises immigrants' economic value as Trump loses support in Ohio before November elections.
The vote comes as the Supreme Court weighs a challenge to ending Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians, while employers and families in Springfield remain unsettled by the legal limbo.
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