South Florida community leaders to speak out on surge of ICE arrests

South Florida community leaders, immigrant rights advocates, directly impacted families and elected officials held a news conference Wednesday morning to address the sharp increase in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests across the region.

Earlier this week, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) ended for hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have been living and working in the U.S. since a devastating earthquake rocked the country in 2010.

The decision to end TPS for Haitians in the U.S., including here in South Florida, has sparked fear across the community for those who have called the U.S. home for years…

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