Communist Party USA Calls for Senate Action on Haitian TPS Legislation

The Communist Party USA is calling on its supporters to lobby members of the U.S. Senate and demand passage of legislation that would restore Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals following the Trump administration’s earlier termination of the program.

In an August 14 call to action from its Rapid Response Team, the party encouraged supporters to call, write, or visit their senators in support of S. 4814, which would require the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status. The designation allows eligible nationals of countries facing dangerous conditions to remain temporarily in the United States and receive work authorization.

“Stop the humanitarian and economic crisis for families and communities across this country caused by Trump’s termination of TPS to 330,000 Haitians!” the party stated. “These essential workers and care givers who built their lives here are now facing deportation to conditions of violence and terror.”

The party further described the termination as part of a “de-documentation” campaign against Haitian workers, warning that the effects would also extend to other workers and their communities.

The Senate proposal was introduced on June 17 by U.S. Sens. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and 16 other senators cosponsoring the measure. It followed a November 2025 decision by the Trump administration to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation effective February 3. Lower courts temporarily blocked the termination, but the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for it to proceed in Mullin v. Doe, with the designation ultimately ending in late July.

S. 4814 serves as the Senate-side companion to H.R. 1689, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Laura Gillen of New York that would similarly require the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for TPS through April 20, 2029. The House approved H.R. 1689 on April 16 in a 224–204 vote after supporters successfully used a discharge petition to force consideration of the measure.

As of this article’s publication, S. 4814 remains before the Senate Judiciary Committee and has not received a floor vote. On July 22, Markey and Blunt Rochester sought unanimous consent to pass the House-approved H.R. 1689, but Republican U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri objected, blocking the effort.