The Trump administration is moving to end deportation protections for about 520,000 Haitians.
On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security gave notice that temporary protected status would be ending for Haitians, according to The Hill.
The administration took similar action against Venezuelans who have used TPS to remain in the United States.
“Biden and Mayorkas attempted to tie the hands of the Trump administration by extending Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status by 18 months — far longer than justified or necessary,” a DHS representative said in a news release, referring to former President Joe Biden and former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
“We are returning integrity to the TPS system, which has been abused and exploited by illegal aliens for decades. President Trump and Secretary Noem are returning TPS to its original status: temporary,” the representative said, referring to current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who issued the order.
Some Haitians have been protected from deportation since 2010, when the Obama administration first authorized it for Haitians after a major earthquake there, according to The New York Times.
As noted by Politico, once Haitians in the U.S. under TPS lose their protected status, they could be eligible for deportation.
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