Senate Won't Advance House Bill to Extend Haitian TPS, Says Sen. Moreno

Republican senator calls the House resolution an 'insult' to those waiting to legally enter the U.S.

Apr. 17, 2026 at 4:55pm

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Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) made clear this week that the Senate will not advance the House-passed resolution to keep 350,000 Haitians in the United States through an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Moreno criticized the House bill as an 'insult' to those waiting to legally enter the country and a 'tacit approval of Biden's border invasion where TPS became de facto amnesty'.

Why it matters

The House resolution, led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), aimed to force the Trump administration to extend TPS protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians. However, Moreno's statement indicates the Senate will not take up the measure, signaling a partisan divide over immigration policy and the use of TPS.

The details

A handful of Republicans joined Democrats in passing the House resolution, which would have extended TPS protections for Haitians. But Moreno, a Republican senator, said the Senate will not advance the measure, calling TPS 'temporary' and criticizing it as a 'wage suppressing illegal migration' that 'destroy[s] working Americans'.

  • The House passed the resolution on April 17, 2026.

The players

Sen. Bernie Moreno

A Republican senator from Ohio who made clear the Senate will not advance the House-passed resolution to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000 Haitians.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley

A Democratic member of the 'Squad' who led the charge on the House resolution to extend TPS for Haitians, describing it as 'the moral and humanitarian thing to do'.

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What they’re saying

“It's called TEMPORARY protected status (TPS) for a reason. The Senate will not expand TPS.”

— Sen. Bernie Moreno, Republican Senator

“Classic elitist liberal response: we need non whites to come pick our crops, clean our homes, and mow our lawns. The hypocrisy of the left on full display in one tweet!”

— Sen. Bernie Moreno, Republican Senator

“American workers, regardless of their immutable characteristics, will do ANY job as long as they get paid fairly with good working conditions, importing foreign labor to drive down wages is idiotic.”

— Sen. Bernie Moreno, Republican Senator

What’s next

The Senate is expected to reject the House-passed resolution, maintaining the Trump administration's efforts to end TPS protections for Haitians.

The takeaway

This partisan clash over immigration policy and the use of TPS highlights the ongoing debate in Congress over the balance between humanitarian concerns and economic factors in determining immigration rules.