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Cruel policy: Haitians' protected status is ending

Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Enter Email Sign Up The Sept. 2 deadline forces families who have built lives here for more than a decade to face deportation to a country plagued by gang violence and political collapse. As Massachusetts residents, we cannot stand by while our neighbors and caregivers face the dire consequences of this cruel policy. We have the power to challenge this decision through every available means and advocate for permanent solutions that acknowledge the contributions and humanity of our Haitian community. Advocacy can make a difference. Advertisement James A. Lomastro Conway The writer is a member of Dignity Alliance of Massachusetts and has worked with people from Haiti both at the border, with Catholic Charities, and as a colleague in long-term care. Advertisement Hard-working people deserve our empathy, sanctuary If there is one nation whose migrants we should be protecting and providing help to, it is Haiti. The country is in the midst of an internal gang war. Meanwhile, I have watched people with Temporary Protected Status as they built a stone wall in front of my house, reroofed my home, and provided other backbreaking labor. These are hard-working, industrious people who deserve our empathy and sanctuary. Beau Schless Sudbury