MIAMI — A 30-year-old woman, born in Haiti, has been living in South Florida since she was 4 years old. She said she is among the Haitian Americans preparing for the U.S. Temporary Protected Status to end on Feb. 3.

She graduated at the top of her class from a local high school. After earning a bachelor’s degree, she earned a master’s degree in civil engineering.

“My parents, they are both residents, and my sister, she is a citizen, and so all of my family is here,” she said. " I don’t remember anything from Haiti or what life is like over there."

Attorney Frandley D. Julien, who was born in Milot, Haiti, and moved to the U.S. about two decades ago, is representing her and other Haitians and Haitian Americans who are preparing for the end of TPS.

“Someone who has been in the United States for 10 yeas, at least, if they have a qualifying relative ... once TPS ends they are referred to the court system,” Julien said, adding that those who already have a removal order are running out of options.

Democratic lawmakers are among the leaders who have been asking President Donald Trump to order Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to renew the TPS for Haitians since armed gangs control most of the country.

U.S. Temporary Protected Status for Haitians to end on Feb. 3

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