In August, the US government will end the temporary protected status (TPS) for 500,000 Haitians living in the country, the Ministry of Homeland Security said on Thursday.
This comes despite the worse conditions in the Caribbean country, Gangs that control about 85% of capital and sexual violence against children increase by 1,000% of last year, According to the United Nations.
US President Donald Trump moved for overhauling parts of the US immigration system Ever since he returned to the office and promised “mass deportations” and arrests.
During his presidential campaign, Trump made an unfounded request that illegal immigrants from Haiti ate domestic pets in the small town of Ohio.
City officials said the BBC check There was no “credible reports” that actually happened.
Then the spokesman for the US National Security Council John Kirby called the “conspiracy theory … based on the element of racism.”
Temporary protected status is assigned to the citizens of certain countries that face insecure conditions, such as armed conflicts or environmental disasters.
The Haićans have held him since 2010 and will end on August 3, 2025.
This means that they will lose work permits and can be acceptable to deport.
February 1, Trump’s administration announced that the status will be completed for Venezuelan who live in the United States, but this is currently facing the legal challenge of the National TPS National Association.
“For decades, the TPS system has been used and abused,” the Homeland Security statement said on Thursday.
The system enabled the Haitians who “entered the United States illegally, to qualify for legal protected status,” he added.
But the announcement also encountered criticism.
More than 5,600 people on Haiti were killed in a gang violence last year And the UN said that families “struggle to survive in improvised shelters as they face increased risks of health and protection.”
The Democratic Congress Woman Ayanna Pressley called the decision a “shameful” in the midst of “unspeakable violence” in Haiti.
The Haićans who live in the United States for 15 years threatens the deportation for “for no reason, except that they are Haitian,” she added.
