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'Boston is their home' — Wu pushes Senate to pass Markey bill extending Haitian TPS after SCOTUS ended it

Friday, July 24, 2026
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MDN Staff
'Boston is their home' — Wu pushes Senate to pass Markey bill extending Haitian TPS after SCOTUS ended it

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu called on the U.S. Senate to pass Sen. Ed Markey's Senate Bill 4814, which would require DHS to redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through January 2029. The Supreme Court ended the program in June. Photo: Mayor Wu's Office.

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BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday publicly called on the United States Senate to pass Sen. Ed Markey's bill to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals, one month after the Supreme Court ended the program.
In a Facebook post that included the Kreyol phrase "Boston se lakay yo — Boston is their home," Wu framed her call around the city's Haitian community, one of the largest in the country.

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"Boston is home to the most passionate Haitian community in the United States — and for decades, they have shown up for us," Wu wrote. "They have worked demanding jobs that our communities depend on. They have paid taxes. They have raised families. They have cared for our sick and our elderly with extraordinary compassion."
Wu called on the Senate to pass Markey's bill — Senate Bill 4814, introduced June 19 — which would require the Department of Homeland Security to redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status and extend protections through January 2029. The bill is the Senate companion to House Bill 1689, which passed the House 224-204 in June.
The push comes one month after the Supreme Court ended TPS for Haitians and Syrians. Mass Daily News previously reported on the outrage from Massachusetts leaders when the ruling came down, and Rep. Seth Moulton's separate TPS bill was introduced days later. TPS work-authorization protections for Haitians were extended by USCIS through today, July 24.
Wu's post also thanked "every one of our electeds, community members and advocates who showed up to stand with our Haitian neighbors today" — a reference to a Thursday rally at Boston City Hall Plaza. Photos from the event show Wu at the podium in a wide-brimmed hat, flanked by supporters holding a Haitian flag and signs reading "PROTECT IMMIGRANTS," "TPS Employees are Essential Workers," and "SENATE PASS BILL 4814 NOW."
Approximately 350,000 Haitian nationals in the United States are affected by the Supreme Court's ruling. Boston has one of the largest Haitian populations in the country, concentrated in the neighborhoods of Mattapan, Dorchester, and Hyde Park.

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