Haitians relieved to stay in US for now, upset status to end
Then, President
"I can breathe a little and get some rest. This buys me time to figure out what's next," Jeune said Tuesday in
But at the same time, Jeune is upset that the government on Monday said she and nearly 60,000 Haitians must return home
"I am very depressed to know that within 18 months, I have to go back," she said.
Having been in
In Little Haiti, the mood was of both relief and anger. Many of the dozens lined up to receive turkeys at the cultural center ahead of
"This decision has thrown these families in complete whirlwind," said
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The program protects from deportation some 435,000 people from nine countries ravaged by natural disasters or war, who came to the
But Kurzban said people from the
Jeune and others are hoping these 18 months are enough for
It's also not easy for refugees to change their temporary immigration status to a permanent one on their own, with only certain circuit courts in the nation allowing it, and not the appeals court that rules over
In
"This is good news. Very, very good news," she said. She plans to marry the father of her 5-year-old daughter, who has
In Little Haiti, Ronyde Christina Ponthieux, a 10-year-old fifth-grade student, was devastated. She cried on her father's shoulder on Tuesday when contemplating the possibility her parents may lose their immigration benefits.
"I have trouble sleeping at night sometimes, because I know that here's a possibility me and my family may be deported," Ronyde said. "A couple of months ago, my dad, he had high-blood pressure. People are stressing because knowing that there may be a possibility of them being deported is a huge thing. I love my dad, I love my parents, and all of these people they are important to me."
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