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From the Wall Street Journal: The Trump administration is moving to terminate a set of protections known as Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants who came to the U.S. while former President Joe Biden was in office, according to an internal memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
The move means that up to 500,000 Haitians—who either crossed into the U.S. illegally, or came through a Biden-era legal program called humanitarian parole—will lose their deportation protections and work permits in August. After that, they could be targeted for deportation.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had extended TPS protections for Haitians through February 2026. Trump’s move, according to that memo, would terminate those protections six months early.
The memo, which is signed by Joseph Mazzara, acting general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, says the Department is re-evaluating the need to continue the program past August and will make a final decision this spring. TPS is meant to be used in situations where a population’s home country is in such crisis, because of war or other instability, that it would be dangerous to deport people there.
Breaking: The Trump administration is rolling back extended deportation protections for Haitians, reversing a Biden-era decision. Haiti’s TPS will end on August 3 unless extended. pic.twitter.com/Tj2VigzeOV
— Priscilla Alvarez (@priscialva) February 20, 2025
Pro-migrant leftists are reacting in outrage.
“The Trump administration is ripping stability away from half a million Haitians who have built their lives here—children, workers, parents, and neighbors who have become integral to American communities and contributed to our economy,” the Immigration Hub claimed.
“The Trump administration is ripping stability away from half a million Haitians who have built their lives here—children, workers, parents, and neighbors who have become integral to American communities and contributed to our economy. “https://t.co/TN0MTjzG27
— Immigration Hub (@USImmHUB) February 20, 2025
BREAKING: The Trump administration has rolled back an 18-month extension of deportation protections for over half-a-million Haitians currently residing in the United States, creating uncertainty and anxiety for recipients of the status. https://t.co/xMecfOtkKV
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) February 20, 2025
New: Trump is moving up the TPS expiration date for Haiti to August and likely not renewing the protections after that date
Practically, it means up to 500K Haitians could lose deportation protections and work permits this summer https://t.co/6ABXSFLjj9
— Michelle Hackman (@MHackman) February 20, 2025
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