Immigrants Aren: Crime Data and Welfare Benefits

immigrants aren: Internal emails obtained by The Associated Press show a top immigration official wanted not only crime data on Haitians who are protected from deportation under the Temporary Protected Status program, but also how many were receiving public benefits, according to Toronto Star. Such immigrants aren't eligible for welfare benefits. Andrew Harnik / AP By Alicia A. Caldwell The Associated Press Tues., May 9, 2017 WASHINGTON As the Trump administration weighs extending humanitarian protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants, officials are digging for unusual information How many have been convicted of crimes. Roughly 50,000 Haitians have been allowed to live in the U.S. under the program in the aftermath of a 2010 earthquake, and the questions about misdeeds among them comes at a critical moment. Normally the decision depends on whether conditions in the immigrants' home country have improved. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly must decide soon whether to continue protecting the group from deportation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.