Concern is mounting in Haiti and in the United States ahead of the planned end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians on 27 July, which could leave nearly 350,000 people at risk of deportation from the US.
Issued on: 25/07/2026 - 08:18
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President Donald Trump's government determined last year that Haiti no longer met the necessary conditions for the special protection, which temporarily grants the right to live and work in the US for people who come from countries where conflict, disaster or other conditions make it unsafe to return. After a series of legal challenges that ended in the Supreme Court, that decision will become effective next week. For the estimated 348,000 Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), its termination will mean losing both their protection from deportation and their authorisation to work. In New York’s Little Haiti neighbourhood, residents describe a climate of fear as the deadline approaches. “At any moment, I could go out to buy something and get arrested,” said one young Haitian man who has lived in the US for three years. He has been on edge since the withdrawal of TPS was announced in June 2025, he told RFI. “Whenever I see a car, whether it’s the police or immigration, it makes me uneasy. You never know.”
