Local Haitian couple facing deportation, along with half a million others

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — According to the Associated Press , it was announced in March that the Department of Homeland Security will be terminating the humanitarian parole for thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

Kevenson and Sherlie Jean are just two of the thousands asked to depart the country by April 24; at that point, their legal status will be revoked.

This is following President Donald Trump’s decision to end the humanitarian parole program.

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Under the Biden administration, Kevenson and Sherlie Jean were approved through the humanitarian parole program in June of 2023. The program granted them a two-year permit to enter the country and allowed them to work as well…

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