The Obama administration renewed the protections for Haitians several times, after determining that conditions in Haiti remained precarious. In 2016, the Obama administration decided to end temporary protection for citizens from three West African countries that had been devastated by the Ebola virus several years ago. Those with temporary protection constitute about half of the estimated 110,000 Haitians living in the United States without permanent permission, according to the Pew Research Center. Nearly 30,000 children have been born in the United States to Haitians with protected status. He arrived in the United States when he was 9 years old to receive emergency medical care after surviving for days under the rubble.

Source: New York Times November 21, 2017 00:52 UTC