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Trump Administration Ends Protections For Haitian Immigrants

Migrants prepare to depart the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Marathon Border Patrol Station in Marathon, Fla., June 26, 2024. A group of more than 100 migrants from Haiti arrived off Key

The Trump administration has announced the termination of protections that shielded approximately 500,000 Haitians from deportation. This decision means that these individuals would lose their work permits and could face potential removal from the United States by August.

The move is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to fulfill campaign promises of conducting mass deportations and reducing the use of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. The Department of Homeland Security revealed that it was overturning a Biden administration decision to renew TPS for Haitians, which grants legal presence in the country but does not offer a pathway to citizenship.

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