ICE to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say
Summary
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to increase arrests and deportations of Haitian migrants as the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians is set to end. More than 300,000 Haitians will lose their legal protection from deportation and work permits following a Supreme Court decision supporting the Trump administration's effort to end TPS for Haitian migrants.Key Facts
- ICE is preparing operations to arrest and deport Haitian migrants, including in Ohio where many Haitian communities live.
- TPS is a program that gives temporary legal status and work permission to people from countries in crisis, like Haiti.
- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of ending TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians.
- Losing TPS means Haitians can be deported unless they have another legal status or a judge stops the deportation.
- Deportations to Haiti are complicated by the difficult conditions there, including gang violence and political instability.
- The U.S. government has limited deportations mostly to the northern city Cap-Haïtien, avoiding more dangerous areas like the capital, Port-au-Prince.
- The Department of Homeland Security said TPS had been used like an unofficial amnesty and suggested that migrants who lose TPS should "self-deport."
- TPS for Haiti began after the 2010 earthquake, and many Haitians recently arrived in the U.S. under programs ended by the Trump administration.
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