Although they. too. had a compelling case. it was not possible to include them in the final bill at that point in the negotiations. However. Senator GRAHAM and I made a commitment to seek appropriate relief for the Haitians this Congress. and received assurances from the Administration that they would defer potential deportation decisions of the affected Haitians until after Congress had an opportunity to consider legislative relief. This amendment. identical in text to Senate bill 1504. which was reported favorably out of -the Judiciary Committee. would provide permanent resident status to certain Haitians who fled Haiti after the Aristide regime was toppled in a brutal military coup in 1991 and were either paroled into the country or applied for asylum by December 31. 1995. This amendment is more narrow than the legislation passed last year which gave permanent resident status to Nicaraguans. since the scope and number of people covered is much smaller.
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