Trump Administration Revokes TPS for 520,000 Haitians, Sparking Legal and Humanitarian Concerns
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President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has taken the highly unusual step of revoking an extension of temporary protected status (TPS) for approximately 520,000 Haitians residing in the United States, effectively rendering them undocumented by August, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The Biden administration had extended the TPS deadline until 2026, offering Haitians protection from deportation and work permits due to ongoing turmoil in their home country. However, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem determined the extension to be improper and rolled it back, leaving Haitian TPS recipients with just six months before facing potential arrest and removal.
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Large portions of Haiti remain under the control of violent criminal gangs, making deportation particularly dangerous for many Haitians living in the U.S. This decision follows Trump’s move to let TPS protections expire for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fleeing economic and political crises— a decision that sparked outrage among Venezuelan-Americans who supported Trump but now see their communities targeted.
“It is likely the decision will be challenged in court, as it is unclear whether revoking a TPS extension is legal,” The Wall Street Journal reported. “Already, an advocacy organization called the National TPS Alliance is challenging Trump’s Venezuela decision, saying the move to terminate those protections was done without adequate consideration and was motivated by racial bias.”
Daniel Di Martino, a Venezuelan-American conservative scholar and economics doctoral student, sharply criticized the move, writing, “This is insane. Never has a TPS extension been terminated before the date of its expiration. Sometimes I think that they want to be sued and be ineffective. Like with Venezuela, they could have waited until 2026 and let things expire without legal trouble. Now they will be caught up in years of litigation that they may lose.”
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Haitians working in the U.S. under TPS were a major point of contention during last year’s election when Trump falsely claimed that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, were abducting and eating people’s pets. While the claim was widely debunked, it added to the controversy surrounding Trump’s immigration policies.
With legal challenges expected and humanitarian concerns mounting, the revocation of Haitian TPS is poised to become a significant battle in both the courts and public discourse.
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