吳弭市長、市議員Louijeune和104名市鎮長發聯名信 呼籲參議院延長海地移民TPS身份至2029年

        （Boston Orange編譯）波士頓市長吳弭（Michelle Wu）和市議員Ruthzee Louijeune聯合全美104位地方市鎮首長，8月4日正式向聯邦參議院遞交聯名信，強烈呼籲兩黨儘速通過延長海地移民「臨時保護身份（TPS）」的S. 4814法案，以免35萬多名海地移民因身份失效而面對大規模遣返危機，將對家庭與勞動力造成巨大衝擊。

        美國最高法院最近就「Mullin v. Doe」案做出裁決，造成美國史上最大規模之一的「合法取消身份」事件。波士頓市長吳弭與市議員Ruthzee Louijeune發起的跨州連署，獲得包括芝加哥、洛杉磯、紐約、丹佛、西雅圖在內等104位市長及地方官員響應，以聯名信呼籲美國參議院立即跟隨眾議院，通過麻州聯邦參議員Ed Markey提出的S. 4814法案法案，把海地TPS效期延長至2029年初。

        吳弭市長在聲明中強調：「國會有能力阻止這場浩劫。數千名海地移民長期在波士頓合法居住與工作，他們是城市不可或缺的一部分」。波士頓市議員Ruthzee Louijeune則嚴正指出，若國會不作為，川普政府將啟動大規模驅逐，不僅撕裂家庭、削弱勞動力，更將讓無辜者面臨返回海地後的暴力風險。

        根據聯邦政府評估，海地當前情勢極度危險。國務院維持「請勿前往」的最高旅遊警示，美國聯邦航空總署（FAA）更引述當地幫派暴力猖獗與綁架頻傳狀況僅2025年1月至11月，海地便記錄超過8,100起殺人事件，禁止國內航空班機飛往太子港，

        經濟數據顯示，全美約35萬名海地TPS持有者對美國經濟的每年貢獻高達達44億至59億美元，在醫療照護等關鍵產業扮演要角。若保護令失效，地方醫療體系、教育資源與社會服務將不堪負荷，並造成巨大財政與人道負擔。波士頓在地倡議組織「移民家庭服務機構（IFSI）」執行長蓋博（Geralde Gabeau）博士呼籲參議員通過法案，強調延長TPS不僅關乎35萬人的命運，更對社區穩定與國家經濟韌性有極大影響。目前該法案在參議院獲29位跨黨派議員連署支持，尚待院會表決。

MAYOR WU, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE LEAD OVER 100 MAYORS, CITIES, LOCAL LEADERS URGING CONGRESS TO EXTEND TEMPORARY PROTECTION STATUS FOR HAITI Led by Mayor Michelle Wu and Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune, 104 signatories, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle and eight cities in Ohio, alongside dozens of mayors, cities, and local officials, join Boston in calling for passage of S. 4814 and urging the U.S. Senate to act immediately to protect our families, our local businesses, our health care institutions, and our communities from the great harms caused by the expiration of Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Haiti.

BOSTON - Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - Today Mayor Michelle Wu and City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune submitted a letter to the U.S. Senate urging them to immediately pass S. 4814, a bill sponsored by Senator Ed Markey, co-sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Warren and 29 additional U.S. Senators, that would extend TPS for Haiti through early 2029. The Republican-controlled House passed an analogous bill, H.R. 1689, in April. The letter warns that Congressional action is now necessary to restore legal status and work authorization to more than 350,000 Haitian TPS holders, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe and one of the largest de-legalization events in U.S. history. “Congress has the power to protect our communities and prevent this devastation for our families and economy by extending TPS,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “Thousands of Haitians have lived and worked lawfully in Boston and are part of the fabric of our city. Together with Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune and mayors from across the country, we are calling on Congress to act now.” “Unless Congress acts now, the Trump Administration will soon begin to enforce one of the largest de-legalization events in U.S. history, hurting our economy and putting families at risk of deportation and physical violence,” said Boston City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune. “Local leaders across America know that this unjustified attack on the Haitian community will destabilize our workforce, raise the cost of living, and subject parents and children to the lawless violence of an out-of-control federal government.”    The letter notes that the federal government’s own assessment is that Haiti’s conditions are unsafe, justifying the extension of TPS. The State Department currently maintains a “Do Not Travel” advisory for Haiti, and the FAA has barred U.S. air carriers from flying into Port-au-Prince, citing rampant violence and widespread kidnapping risk. More than 8,100 killings were documented in Haiti between January and November of 2025 alone.  Communities like Boston will be harmed if TPS’s expiration is allowed to continue, putting 350,000 people at risk of immediate removal from the country. Haitian TPS holders contribute between $4.4 billion and $5.9 billion annually to the U.S economy and fill critical roles in the healthcare sector and other essential industries nationwide. Terminating TPS threatens to divide families, disrupt local economies, strain healthcare and education systems, overwhelm public services, and leave local governments to deal with the fallout.  “I am grateful and encouraged by Mayor Wu’s letter supporting S. 4814. As she noted, ending TPS would separate families, weaken our economy, strain an already overburdened workforce, and cause deep emotional harm across our communities,” said Dr. Geralde Gabeau, Founder and Chief Executive Office of Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI). “The impact extends far beyond 350,000 Haitian TPS holders. Congress must act now. We urge our senators to join Mayor Wu, Councilor Louijeune, and the 102 additional signatories to this letter by supporting TPS and passing S. 4814.”   The full list of mayors, cities, and counties who joined the letter is below.  Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston  Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Councilor At-Large Additional Signatories  The City of Albany, New York The City of Burlington, Vermont The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts The Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina  The City of Chelsea, Massachusetts  The City of Chicago, Illinois The City of Cincinnati, Ohio The City and County of Denver, Colorado The City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts The Village of Hempstead, New York The City of Lima, Ohio The City of New York, New York The City of Omaha, Nebraska The City of Portland, Oregon The County of Santa Clara, California The City of Seattle, Washington The City of Somerville, Massachusetts The City of Spokane, Washington The City of Worcester, Massachusetts Mayors  Jim Ross Mayor, City of Arlington, Texas Michael Cahill Mayor, City of Beverly, Massachusetts Joseph Ganim  Mayor, City of Bridgeport, Connecticut John Cowen  Mayor, City of Brownsville, Texas Sumbul Siddiqui  Mayor, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts  Jess Anderson Mayor and Town Council, Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina Brandon Johnson  Mayor, City of Chicago, Illinois Aftab Pureval  Mayor, City of Cincinnati, Ohio Justin Bibb Mayor, City of Cleveland, Ohio Barbara Buffaloe Mayor, City of Columbia, Missouri Andrew Ginther Mayor, City of Columbus, Ohio Gay Lynn Bennion  Mayor, City of Cottonwood Heights, Utah Derrick Henry Mayor, City of Daytona Beach, Florida Leonardo Williams Mayor, City of Durham, North Carolina Daniel Biss Mayor, City of Evanston, Illinois Theresa Rich Mayor, City of Farmington Hills, Michigan Christina Muryn Mayor, City of Findlay, Ohio Samantha Squailia Mayor, City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts Harvey Ward Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida Michael J. Nicholson Mayor, City of Gardner, Massachusetts James Solomon  Mayor, Jersey City, New Jersey Mayor Quinton Lucas Mayor, City of Kansas City, Missouri Keith Sydnor Mayor, City of Laurel, Maryland Kyle Schlachter Mayor, City of Littleton, Colorado Jack Bradley Mayor, City of Lorain, Ohio Jared Nicholson  Mayor, City of Lynn, Massachusetts Gary Christenson Mayor, City of Malden, Massachusetts Annette Blackwell Mayor, City of Maple Heights, Ohio Girmay Zahilay County Executive, Martin Luther King Jr. County, Washington Breanna Lungo-Koehn Mayor, City of Medford, Massachusetts Jennifer Grigoraitis Mayor, City of Melrose, Massachusetts D.J. Beauregard Mayor, City of Methuen, Massachusetts Eileen Higgins Mayor, City of Miami, Florida Jacob Frey Mayor, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Wayne Messam Mayor, City of Miramar, Florida Shawyn Patterson-Howard Mayor, City of Mount Vernon, New York Phillip Jones Mayor, City of Newport News, Virginia Marc Laredo Mayor, City of Newton, Massachusetts Angelo Castillo Mayor, City of Pembroke Pines, Florida Adrian Mapp  Mayor, City of Plainfield, New Jersey Keith Wilson Mayor, City of Portland, Oregon Brett Smiley Mayor, City of Providence, Rhode Island Janet Cowell Mayor, City of Raleigh, North Carolina Joseph Begeny  Mayor, City of Reynoldsburg, Ohio Dominick Pangallo Mayor, City of Salem, Massachusetts Todd Gloria Mayor, City of San Diego, California  Chad Jason Ashmore Mayor, City of Sesser, Illinois Jake Wilson  Mayor, City of Somerville, Massachusetts Domenic J. Sarno  Mayor, City of Springfield, Massachusetts Regina Romero Mayor, City of Tucson, Arizona Anne McEnerny-Ogle Mayor, City of Vancouver, Washington William Reichelt Mayor, Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts Joseph M. Petty Mayor, City of Worcester, Massachusetts Local Government Leaders  Elizabeth Breadon Boston City Council President, District 9, City of Boston, Massachusetts Julia Mejia  City Councilor At-Large, City of Boston, Massachusetts Erin Murphy City Councilor At-Large, City of Boston, Massachusetts Henry Santana City Councilor At-Large, City of Boston, Massachusetts   Gabriela Coletta Zapata City Councilor, District 1, City of Boston, Massachusetts Ed Flynn, U.S. Navy (Retired) City Councilor, District 2, City of Boston, Massachusetts John FitzGerald  City Councilor, District 3, City of Boston, Massachusetts Brian Worrell City Councilor, District 4, City of Boston, Massachusetts Enrique Pepén  City Councilor, District 5, City of Boston, Massachusetts Benjamin Weber  City Councilor, District 6, City of Boston, Massachusetts Miniard Culpepper, Sr., Esq. City Councilor, District 7, City of Boston, Massachusetts Sharon Durkan  City Councilor, District 8, City of Boston, Massachusetts Jeff Charnel  City Councilor, City of Brockton, Massachusetts Charles Carey Town Administrator, Town of Brookline, Massachusetts William Moehle Supervisor, Town of Brighton, New York Marc McGovern  Vice Mayor and City Councilor, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Megan Bayer City Solicitor, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Catherine Zusy City Councilor, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Zach Klein City Attorney, City of Columbus, Ohio Toni Preckwinkle President of the Board of Commissioners, County of Cook, Illinois Burhan Azeem Vice Mayor and City Councilor, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Patricia Nolan  City Councilor, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Jonathan Nieuwsma City Councilor, City of Evanston, Illinois Natasha Megie-Maddrey  City Councilor, Ward 4, City of Lynn, Massachusetts Sameer Kanal City Councilor, City of Portland, Oregon Mitch Green City Councilor, City of Portland, Oregon Angelita Morillo City Councilor, City of Portland, Oregon Dan Ryan City Councilor, City of Portland, Oregon Pat McRae Supervisor, Charter Township of Redford, Michigan David Chiu  City Attorney, City and County of San Francisco, California