A young Haitian man and woman have been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after fleeing for their lives.
Due to his work related to Haiti’s election system, “Jean-Paul” suffered multiple beatings and death threats from various actors.
His companion, “Claudette,” was repeatedly threatened because she is the child of an opposition party political activist who also had fled the country.
APA volunteer attorney Erika Kreider helped Jean-Paul and Claudette file for TPS, a program for people of certain countries plagued by natural disaster or civil war.
Erika also helped them file asylum applications. Their TPS status allows them to live and legally work in the U.S. for up to 18 months, after which the U.S. government may renew their status. Having asylum applications on file protects their right to seek asylum when their TPS designation expires.