{"id":630839,"date":"2026-07-06T13:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=630839"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:03:44","slug":"florida-lawmaker-says-haiti-deportations-should-not-move-forward-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=630839","title":{"rendered":"Florida lawmaker says Haiti deportations should not move forward"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez, a Republican, described Haiti as a \u201cfailed state\u201d and said deportations would be a \u201cmistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawmaker made the curious comments on Sunday, during a \u201cFace the Nation\u201d appearance with CBS News, as he addressed the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to uphold the term \u201ctemporary\u201d in Temporary Protected Status.<\/p>\n

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(Video Credit: Face the Nation)<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the case of Haiti, without a doubt, Haiti is a failed state, and I think that deporting Haitians that are under TPS right now back to Haiti would be a huge mistake,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, that\u2019s the reason why TPS was established to begin with, just like with Venezuelans. If Venezuelans lose their TPS status \u2014 which they have, too \u2014 we should reinstate that because of the devastation caused by these earthquakes that happened last week,\u201d he added. \u201cTPS should not be abused. TPS is what it says: temporary protective status. If you are here for a number of years, you should change your status from TPS to something else. But by the same token, it is meant to safeguard those that are fleeing countries which are either failed states and would be at risk of going back to them, or countries that can\u2019t handle them, as the case of Venezuela.\u201d<\/p>\n

He shared the same sentiments on X:<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\"NEWS \u2014> Haiti today is overrun by violent gangs. It is neither safe nor humane to force our neighbors back into those conditions.<\/p>\n

Providing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is not just sound policy\u2014it\u2019s the right thing to do.https:\/\/t.co\/dAZfGGIkDE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHaiti today is overrun by violent gangs. It is neither safe nor humane to force our neighbors back into those conditions. Providing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is not just sound policy\u2014it\u2019s the right thing to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But users were not so quick to agree:<\/p>\n

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I am confused. TPS was given (to those already here illegally) after an earthquake. That meant those already here couldn\u2019t be deported although eligible. It did not confer legal status. When it was extended several times (with Mar 2026 being the end of the most recent extension\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 CRS (@learnb4speaking) July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI am confused. TPS was given (to those already here illegally) after an earthquake. That meant those already here couldn\u2019t be deported although eligible. It did not confer legal status. When it was extended several times (with Mar 2026 being the end of the most recent extension per Biden), it let new illegal arrivals step under the TPS umbrella. Then more were imported by the gvt itself. Why is it sound policy? Why is it the right thing to do? Don\u2019t tell me about healthcare workers and our seniors dying alone if they leave. Don\u2019t tell me about businesses and mortgages and such that received subsidies our kids can\u2019t get. Explain exactly why and when you perceive temporary to end by definition. Maybe there is a case for Haitians to return to their homeland and effect a change? Or is this about votes? There are quite a few layers that need to be discussed before making this kind of pronouncement,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n

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This is why everyone hates corporate republicans like you. You pander to liberals who hate you and would like to see you dead while gladly alienating actual conservatives.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Yanny (@yanikmtandere) July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Haiti is a violent failed state because of Haitians. Wherever Haitians go in the USA, they live on welfare and bring the same chaos and violence.<\/p>\n

\u2014 National Conservative (@NatCon2022) July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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How does it feel to ruin your political career by being a dumb ass?! Pandering for the Haitian vote? They vote for democrats!<\/p>\n

\u2014 devdoc91 (@fmfdoc91) July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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They don\u2019t have to go to Haiti if they don\u2019t want, but they can\u2019t stay here. pic.twitter.com\/lTsg9DuRSJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 B (@Allin4Freedom) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez, a Republican, described Haiti as a \u201cfailed state\u201d and said deportations would be a \u201cmistake.\u201d The lawmaker made the curious comments on Sunday, during a \u201cFace the Nation\u201d appearance with CBS News, as he addressed the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to uphold the term \u201ctemporary\u201d in Temporary Protected Status. Watch: (Video Credit:… Continue reading Florida lawmaker says Haiti deportations should not move forward<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":630820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-630839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=630839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/630820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=630839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=630839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=630839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}