NewsWLRN — South Florida NPR (Government & Politics)October 27, 2026Miami-Dade County
Advocates rally at Sen. Ashley Moody's office to demand a 3-year Haitian TPS extension via Senate Bill 4814
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Immigrant rights advocates and faith leaders demonstrated outside Republican Senator Ashley Moody's Palm Beach Gardens office on Tuesday to urge support for Senate Bill 4814, which would extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals for three years. The rally coincides with nationwide actions during BAJI’s Protect Black Migrants Week of Action and highlights the vulnerability of roughly 158,000 Haitian TPS recipients living in Florida following a court ruling allowing the termination of their status.
Read the full story at WLRN — South Florida NPR (Government & Politics)Why It Matters
The expiration of Temporary Protected Status threatens work authorizations and driving privileges for 158,000 Florida residents amid escalating violence and instability in Haiti.
Key Facts
- About two dozen immigrant rights advocates and faith leaders rallied outside Republican Sen. Ashley Moody’s office in Palm Beach Gardens on Tuesday.
- Demonstrators urged Sen. Moody to support Senate Bill 4814, which proposes a three-year extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians.
- The protest was part of BAJI’s Protect Black Migrants Week of Action.
- A recent court battle won by the administration seeks to end TPS for roughly 350,000 Haitians nationwide.
- Florida is home to 158,000 TPS recipients, with the vast majority residing in South Florida.
- Gangs control roughly 70% of Port-au-Prince, and political violence has displaced 1.5 million people in Haiti, claiming over 3,000 lives in the first six months of the year.
- Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott have not proposed concrete policy changes, though Moody discussed reviewing TPS status on a case-by-case basis.
- Senate candidate Angie Nixon has publicly pledged to support Senate Bill 4814 upon taking office.
Who's Mentioned
PersonPaul Christian Namphy“Leads the Family Action Network Movement in Miami”locationSouth Florida“Region where the vast majority of Florida's TPS recipients reside”locationPalm Beach Gardens“Location of Senator Ashley Moody's office”PersonAshley Moody“Republican U.S. Senator targeted by demonstrators”OrganizationFamily Action Network Movement“Nonprofit based in Miami”OrganizationWLRN“Media outlet that interviewed Paul Christian Namphy”locationFlorida“State home to 158,000 TPS recipients”locationHaiti“Country of origin for TPS recipients facing deportation”PersonRick Scott“Republican U.S. Senator for Florida”PersonAngie Nixon“Democrat challenging for the U.S. Senate seat”locationPort Au Prince“Capital of Haiti”