In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in
Once a nation has been designated TPS-eligible, its nationals who are in the United States can apply for work authorization, cannot be deported or put into immigration detention, and can apply for travel authorization, which allows them to visit their home country and return to the United States, even if they do not otherwise have a visa that would allow them back into the country. The work authorization that accompanies TPS will allow Haitian nationals in the
Organizations have been reaching out to attorneys and law students alike for assistance at TPS Clinics around Boston which aid Haitian nationals with the paperwork and filing of the TPS paperwork with the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS). Connected through Professor Haynes’ Immigration Project within the Center for Law and Social Responsibility, and the outreach of students in groups such as the Immigration Law Association, Catholic Charities, Greater Boston Legal Services, and the Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston at Boston Medical Center are just a few of the organizations that have utilized New England Law students and alumni in assisting the Haitian community in Boston.
The following students and alumni have been volunteering their time to help: Elizabeth Alfred ‘12, Jonathan Antle ’11, Olga Chervatyuk ’11, Ross Denison ‘09, Laura Donohue ‘12, Abbagail Geroux ‘12,Allison Grosz ’12, Kristen Hacket ‘12, Nigel Henry ‘12, Laura Mannion ‘09,
Several New England Law | Boston students are also headed off to assist in a multi-university effort in Miami, coordinated through immigration law professors around the country. As an alternative to spring break at the beach, our students, along with students from Stanford University, the University of San Francisco and the University of Memphis, hosted by the University of Miami School of Law through its Health & Elder Law Clinic. The students will be spending their week completing intakes and applications for qualifying Haitians in the