(Radio Iowa) _ Some Haitian refugees in Iowa are on the brink of becoming homeless when the federal government ends their temporary protected status in August. Erin Bell is a board member for the nonprofit group Des Moines Refugee Support and says the refugees will get evicted if they can’t find any other employment.  “If they become homeless, they literally will be on the street and then, like, I mean, there’s no way to make it if you can’t work. And that’s all they want is to work,” she says.

She says they’re begging for help finding employment.  “One, for example, worked at HyVee and was let go, and they won’t rehire him, and it has to do with the immigration status and paperwork,” Bell says.

Bell says their option outside of homelessness is to self deport. She also says refugees may not be eligible for government assistance if they end up homeless.