BREAKING: House Votes 224-204 to Extend ‘Temporary Protected Status’ to 350,000 Haitians for THREE YEARS – These TEN Republicans Voted with Dems

by Cristina Laila Apr. 16, 2026 1:40 pm



The House of Representatives on Thursday voted 224-204 to extend ‘Temporary Protected Status’ to 350,000 Haitians for three years.

The Democrats cheered and broke out into applause after the measure passed.

The vote came after seven Republicans bucked Trump earlier on Thursday and voted with the Democrats on a discharge petition to force a full floor House vote.

Rep. Kevin Kiley who just flipped from a Republican to an Independent, also voted with the Democrats.

Ten Republicans voted with the Democrats:

Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL)
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
Rep. Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY)
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH)
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA)
Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH)

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BREAKING: The House just voted 224 to 204 to PASS a 3 year extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S.

10 House Republicans + 1 independent voted w/ Dems to pass it.

Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL)
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)
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2:30 PM · Apr 16, 2026

On Wednesday, six House Republicans voted with the Democrats to extend ‘Temporary Protected Status’ for thousands of Haitians living in the US for three years.

The vote to advance the measure was 219-209.

The measure was introduced by radical Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley.

“Extending TPS for Haiti is not only the moral and humanitarian thing to do—it’s also good policy. It’s good for families, it’s good for our economy, and it’s good for America,” Pressley said ahead of the vote. “Today the People’s House has an opportunity to pass our legislation to extend Haiti TPS and save lives. And we must do just that.”

The measure is likely dead on arrival in the Senate.

The President has vowed to veto the measure.

The Supreme Court this month will hear oral arguments on the Trump Administration’s decision to end TPS for hundreds of thousand of Haitians and Syrians.

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