Council Hears Fallout From Haitian TPS End

City Council · Meeting of September 25, 2026

Boston city councilors heard that roughly 5,790 Haitians in Boston lost Temporary Protected Status after it ended July 27, triggering evictions and legal-aid backlogs. Chair Miniard Culpepper led the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement hearing, joined by Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia M. Mejia and Benjamin J.

Weber. MOYA interim director Courtney White said her office's twice-monthly legal consultations serve 35 to 40 people each session, while the state's TPS hotline carries a six-month backlog. MIRA's Moroni Minter said the organization has 308 Haitian cases waiting for representation.

IFSI's Dr. Gabeau said "there is no TPS for Haiti" anymore and that close to 20 families a week now arrive at her agency's door facing eviction. IJDH's Brian Concannon said a Kenscoff massacre death toll initially reported at 47 was revised this week to 165.

Louijeune called the situation "a dire, dire strait." No votes were taken.

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Source: the City Council meeting of September 25, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.