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The Family Action Network Movement and U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Miramar, said the Trump administration has confirmed they would comply with a federal judge's ruling to keep in place TPS for Haitians until February 3, 2026.

About 50,000 Hondurans could be forced to leave the U.S. once their Temporary Protected Status expires in September. Longtime residents say they aren't ready to uproot their lives.

Immigrant advocates and others say President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation policies are fostering a climate of "fear" in South Florida's immigrant communities, mainly with his decision to abruptly end temporary visas for hundreds of thousands of legal U.S. residents.

The 45 workers put on leave will continue to get benefits. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, the company said.

Florida has more Haitian nationals than any other state. Local advocates says state needs to brace for fallout of a mass deportation.

Several Florida Democratic congressional members condemned the Trump administration last week for revoking a decision by the former Biden administration to protect about 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants from deportation.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto condemned the Trump administration’s revocation of a Temporary Protection Status extension for Venezuelans.

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return.

“This decision is a blatant betrayal of the very principles that United States claims to uphold — justice, compassion, and human rights,” said Krizia López Arce, a spokesperson for the Miami−based group, in a statement Friday. The coalition represents more than 50 statewide groups supporting immigrants.

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has ended protections for immigrants from six countries affected by natural disasters, war, or other dangerous…

The six-month extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians began over the weekend, and ends in January of 2018.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly visited Port-au-Prince Wednesday to meet with Haitian President Jovenel Moise. The visit came after Kelly...