Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections
The Trump administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians, leaving many at risk of arrest and deportation. This follows a Supreme Court ruling that limited judicial review of the program.
Why it matters
The policy change impacts the legal status of thousands of individuals and raises humanitarian concerns regarding the safety of deportees in unstable home countries.
A person worships at the St Jerome Catholic church in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Brooklyn. A person worships at the St Jerome Catholic church in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Brooklyn. US immigration Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin says ‘We’re going after them right now’ despite threat of violence in home country
Prefer the Guardian on Google Hundreds of thousands of Haitians are faced with the prospect of imminent risk of arrest and deportation – to a home country racked with crime, violence and political unrest – after the Trump administration officially stripped them of humanitarian protections that had allowed them to live and work legally in the United States for years.
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