New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other attorneys general are urging Congress to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants and restore judicial review of federal TPS decisions.
The coalition sent its request after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed with ending protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, according to James' office.
Nearly 350,000 Haitians living in the United States could be affected, the attorney general's office said. New York is home to one of the nation's largest Haitian communities.
Haitian immigrants first received TPS after the country's 2010 earthquake. The protections were extended as Haiti faced additional natural disasters, political instability and public health emergencies.
James' office said Haitian TPS recipients contribute an estimated $5.9 billion to the U.S. economy each year and pay about $1.6 billion in taxes. The coalition argued that ending the status would disrupt families, employers and communities.
The House has passed legislation extending TPS for Haitians, and the attorneys general are asking the Senate to follow. They also want Congress to permit court review of TPS terminations and create pathways to legal residency for TPS holders.
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