As previously promised, President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to terminate the Temporary Protected Status for over 500,000 Haitian immigrants living in the United States.
Back in October 2024 — following the drama surrounding Trump’s false claims of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio eating residents’ pets — the then-presidential nominee vowed to end their Temporary Protects Status and deport them if re-elected.
Two days after Trump’s false allegations during his presidential debate with former Vice President Kamala Harris, the City Hall in Springfield had to evacuate the area and shut down services because of a bomb threat.Trump’s claims continued to spark fear among Springfield residents and migrants as he made additional false allegations — like claiming Haitian migrants entering the United States “probably have AIDS.”
After being condemned by people online, Haitian migrants, and Haitian organizations in the U.S., Trump vowed that if he were re-elected president in the 2024 election, he would revoke Temporary Protected Status for the Haitians in Springfield and would deport them. He claimed he believed Haiti would gladly accept them back under his leadership.
Donald Trump Vows To End Temporary Protected Status Of Haitian Immigrants If Re-Elected In 2024 Race
While speaking with Ali Bradley of NewsNation about the 32,000 Haitian migrants that had been relocated to a community of 52,000 residents, Trump said:
“What’s happening there is horrible … You have to remove the people. You cannot destroy our country … It has nothing to do with Haiti or anything else. It doesn’t work. You have to remove the people, and you have to bring them back to their own country. In my opinion, it’s not legal. Springfield is such a beautiful place. Have you seen what’s happened to it? It’s been overrun. You can’t do that to people. They have to be removed.”
When asked if he would revoke the Haitian migrants’ Temporary Protected Status if re-elected, he said, “Absolutely, I would revoke and I’d bring them back to their country.”
Donald Trump Has Department of Homeland Security Terminate Temporary Protected Status Of Over 500,000 Haitian Immigrants
Since last fall’s drama, the Donald Trump administration is now ordering the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitian people living in the United States, legally. On Friday (June 27), DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made the announcement that affects over 500,000 Haitian immigrants.
The TPS program was created in 1990 to help people in disaster-stricken countries find legal, short-term refuge in the United States. Following the abrupt end of TPS, at least 17 other countries, including Sudan, Lebanon, and Afghanistan, are also affected.
Haitians are expected to leave by September 2 and return home, where more than 1,800 people were kidnapped and 8,200 killed since gang violence escalated in March 2024. And 1.3 million people have been displaced due to the violence, according to the United Nations.
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