Trump Ends Deportation Protections for 500,000 Haitians Enacted by Biden Administration

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Trump ends deportation protection for 500,000 Haitians

US to end temporary protected status (TPS) for 500,000 Haitians living in the country. This means they will lose their work permits and could be eligible for deportation. TPS granted to nationals of designated countries facing unsafe conditions, such as armed conflict or environmental disasters. This comes despite deteriorating conditions in the Caribbean country.

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Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians

The total number of Haitians living in Springfield is estimated to be between 12,000 and 15,000. President Trump has threatened to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the U.S. The temporary status doesn't provide a long-term path to citizenship for the Haitians.

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Trump admin turns tables on policy 'exploited' by Biden DHS to shield more Haitians from deportations

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she has vacated a decision by the Biden administration to extend Temporary Protected Status. It now means that instead of ending in February 2026, TPS protections will end in August. Republicans have been skeptical of the program, saying it has been used too broadly.

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Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians

The decision is part of a sweeping effort by the Trump administration to make good on campaign promises to carry out mass deportations. People with the protection are reliant on the government renewing their status when it expires. Critics, including Republicans, have said that over time the renewal of the protection status becomes automatic.

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Department of Homeland Security Revokes Temporary Protected Status for Haitians › American Greatness

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced an end to temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian illegal aliens. Haitians had previously been granted TPS by the Biden Administration and the Obama Administration, which protected them from deportation out of fear of unrest or natural disasters in their home country.

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Boston’s Haitian community unsettled as Trump cancels TPS - The Boston Globe

Haitians in the U.S. have Temporary Protected Status. The status was originally due to expire on Feb. 3, 2026. The move means many Haitians would lose their work permits and could be deported. Boston City Council President Ruth Louijeune called the news "devastating"

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South Florida immigration activists call for compassion after TPS extension revoked for Haitians

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in South Florida and across the country are now facing possible deportation. A group of South Florida immigration advocates from the Family Action Network Movement (FANM) spoke on the decision Friday. Last year, the Biden administration extended TPS for Haitians until February of next year.

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Trump Ends Biden-Era Protections for Haitians, Clearing the Way for Deportations.

Haitians have been eligible for TPS protections since 2010, when then-President Barack Obama provided the status to help those displaced from their homes following a devastating earthquake. The protections are only supposed to be temporary, and those receiving the designation are expected to return to their home countries. In late January, President Donald J. Trump revoked the TPS designation for over 600,000 Venezuelan nationals.

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Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

The Department of Homeland Security moved on Thursday to end Temporary Protected Status for about 500,000 Haitians.

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Haitian Migrants Targeted for Removal Fear Death Back Home

President Donald Trump revoked Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants. 500,000 people at risk of being forced back to a country plagued by political instability and gang violence. Advocates warned that the move is not only inhumane but describe by some as "mass murder"

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Trump betrays another community he previously vowed to ‘champion’

Venezuelans in the U.S. have Temporary Protected Status. The protections were supposed to remain in place through the fall of 2026. Two weeks into his second term, Trump reversed course and put the Venezuelans at risk for deportation. The community, especially in Florida, was outraged.

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Trump Cuts Protections for 500K Haitians by 6 Months

Haitians are in the U.S. under a Biden administration-era program called humanitarian parole. The Biden administration in its waning days extended TPS for Haitians by 18 months — the max extension allowed — through February 2026. DHS' action Thursday supersedes the Biden extension.

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Trump administration ends extension of Haiti's temporary protected status

Haiti's temporary protected status was extended in June. The U.S. will end the extension on Aug. 3. The move is an attempt to "tie the hands" of President Donald Trump, a spokesman says. The temporary status was intended to provide humanitarian aid to Haiti.

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Tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants in Massachusetts to lose protected status in August

Tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants in Massachusetts to lose protected status in August. Trump administration has rolled back an 18-month extension of deportation protections for over half a million Haitians living in the U.S. Under the Biden administration, Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status was extended through February 3, 2026.

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Trump Admin Also Rescinds TPS Extension For Haitians Who Will Face Deportation To War-Torn Country

Over half a million Haitians will now face deportation to the war-torn country once the protection ends in August. Gangs are believed to control about 85% of Port-au-Prince at the moment, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres warning in late January.

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