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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that it will allow Haitians who were already in the U.S. illegally to remain because of their country’s catastrophic earthquake.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano granted the temporary protected status Friday, two days after she temporarily halted deportations of Haitians, even those already in detention. The protection is only available to Haitians already in the country as of last Tuesday and allows them to stay and work for 18 months.
The federal government estimates there are about 100,000 to 200,000 Haitians living in the U.S. illegally, Napolitano said.
