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Haiti's first World Cup in more than 50 years comes amid a travel ban against Haitian citizens and efforts to strip legal status from many now in the U.S.
An even greater obstacle to seeing their team take on Scotland could be ticket prices, starting on the resale market around $600.
Moses Jean-Pierre runs a sports nonprofit for Haitian youth in Massachusetts.
Some Scotland fans say it would be tragic not to share the World Cup experience with lots of fans on the Haitian side.
For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston.
Haiti's first World Cup in more than 50 years comes amid a travel ban against Haitian citizens and efforts to strip legal status from many now in the U.S.
An even greater obstacle to seeing their team take on Scotland could be ticket prices, starting on the resale market around $600.
Moses Jean-Pierre runs a sports nonprofit for Haitian youth in Massachusetts.
Some Scotland fans say it would be tragic not to share the World Cup experience with lots of fans on the Haitian side.
For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston.
The judge's ruling stops efforts by ICE to deport her to Turkey, but Osterk still faces legal challenges.
Her attorney, Masa Kanbabi, says federal court proceedings regarding her client's legal status are ongoing in Vermont.
Ozturk is also suing the government for deactivating her status in a program that allows foreign students to study in the U.S.
For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston.
Haitians across the country have been awaiting the decision for weeks.
In the Boston area, a Haitian named Davidson, who asked to use his first name only for fear of being targeted by immigration officials, says the decision comes as a relief, even if it only postpones the inevitable.
The six-month extension allows Haitians to stay in the country while the case challenging the way the program was terminated plays out in court.
the government could still appeal.