April 20, 2026
The petition initiated by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley has reached the required 218 signatures, allowing for a forced Congressional vote on a one-year extension of TPS for Haiti.
If the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate adopt the text in identical terms, it will be transmitted to President Donald Trump for enactment, which would result in its entry into force and oblige the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant Haiti TPS status until January 20, 2029.
The president, however, has the possibility of vetoing the bill and returning it to Congress with his objections. In the absence of a decision within ten days, excluding Sundays, the fate of the text will depend on the parliamentary calendar. If Congress is in recess, the bill becomes null and void by a so-called “pocket veto” with no way around it. However, if parliamentary work continues, the law can be adopted without presidential signature.
