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On July 27, about 330,000 Haitians living in the U.S. were stripped of a humanitarian measure that had allowed them to legally reside and work here.
They are now deportable and could be sent back to Haiti, which is beset with brutal mass murders and kidnappings.
Haitians who have more recently moved to the Kansas City area from other states are more likely to have immigration paperwork tied to the now-revoked temporary protected status, or TPS.
“I didn’t think anyone knew or cared,” said Jims Desauguste, Cherven’s brother and business partner, as he delivered orders.
That sentiment — feeling invisible — is often echoed by other members of the Haitian community in Kansas City.
For at least three decades, they’ve been a sizable and stable part of the local immigrant community, and most are legally present.
They are members of a deeply religious Christian community, with at least four Haitian churches in greater Kansas City.
Most Haitians in the Kansas City area are trilingual — Creole, French and English.
Many are college-educated and work in healthcare as nurses, therapists, certified nursing assistants and specialized therapists in nursing homes.
Others work in manufacturing, including a St. Joseph pork processing plant.
“All they want to do is work, to finish their shifts each day,” said Cherven Desauguste.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Haitian community braces after courts strip protected immigration status
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