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Thursday, May 19, 2011

US gives Haitians deportation reprieve

Haitian immigrants have been given at least 18 more months to stay here. - - Donna Poisl

By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff

Until yesterday, Ricardo Joseph and his family were running out of time.

They fled to Massachusetts after the violent earthquake last year in Haiti destroyed their house, their schools, and the car dealership where he worked. They had hoped to start over, but instead their visas expired and they spiraled into poverty, ending up homeless and living in a Brockton motel, fearing deportation.
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