ICE to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
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The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, is expected to expire for some immigrants as soon as Friday. Myrlande has lived in the United States for 16 years under Temporary Protected Status. She says she fears she could be deported.
Several hours after the rally, the Department of Homeland Security announced an 18-month extension for Haitians.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
It's the latest setback for the Trump administration on the issue, which has sought to terminate the TPS designation for 13 countries as part of the president's crackdown on immigration.
With thousands of Haitians working in Atlanta, many under Temporary Protected Status, the Trump administration's plan has left them in fear, an immigration attorney said.
