‘Sanctuary people’ redefine what it means to protect immigrants in uncertain times

By Gina Perez, Professor and Chair of Comparative American Studies, Oberlin College and Conservatory

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. are living in uncertain times. On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could proceed with a plan to end Temporary Protected Status – a federal program that allows people to stay in the United States when the government considers their own country unsafe – for around 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. Their work permits…

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