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Congressional Field Hearing on Haitian TPS Termination
January 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
On Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and other Members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation will join TPS holders, advocates, local community and business leaders, and others, for a field hearing on the devastating human and economic impacts of the Trump administration’s cruel and harmful decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. The hearing comes ahead of February 3, 2026, which is the date the program is set to expire.
Testimony from the hearing will help inform the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation and their legislative and advocacy efforts in Congress.
The hearing will be held at Jubilee Christian Church (1500 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan, MA 02126. The Massachusetts TPS Committee Co-Coordinators Doris Landaverde and Jose Urias will be participating, along with other members of the immigrant rights community, Unions and business leaders.
The goal of the hearing is to hear directly from those impacted by termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), with a special focus on Haitian TPS holders, set to expire in February 2026. The field hearing will feature oral testimony from witnesses and offer the opportunity to submit written testimony to interested stakeholders. The testimony will be compiled and filed for public consumption in the Congressional Record.
For witnesses providing oral testimony, we ask that you also submit written testimony to: https://forms.gle/esc3cs1X4m6LDqvPA by Wednesday, January 21st, by 5:00 PM
Please join us at the hearing to support our fight to protect TPS families in our communities.
