WorldA U.S. Department of Homeland Security video shows men, handcuffed and in chains, boarding a deportation flight to Haiti this week. Critics say the Trump administration is "bragging" about sending Haitian immigrants "back to a war-torn country" after rescinding temporary protected status.Homeland Security video shows men, handcuffed and in chains, boarding flight to HaitiListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Haitians deported from the United States arrive in Cap-Haitien, a coastal city in northern Haiti, on Thursday. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump's administration to move ahead with plans to cancel temporary protected status for Haitians. (Ketlain Difficile/The Associated Press)A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) video showing men in chains being walked onto an apparent deportation flight to Haiti has sparked outrage, with critics accusing Washington of sowing fear in Haitian communities as it ramps up deportations to the violence-hit country.The video, shared on social media platform X late on Thursday, shows several Black men being led up a set of stairs onto a plane, their hands and feet bound and tied to a chain around their waists."Haiti TPS has been TERMINATED," reads the post, which said the footage was from a "Haiti repatriation flight" on Thursday. "Those with terminated TPS are in our nation Illegally. They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED."Haiti TPS has been TERMINATED. <br><br>Those with terminated TPS are in our nation Illegally. They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED.<a href="https://t.co/Pahpi5pL2Z">https://t.co/Pahpi5pL2Z</a> <a href="https://t.co/uoPjNzqNM6">pic.twitter.com/uoPjNzqNM6</a>—DHSgovTPS refers to temporary protected status, a U.S. designation that allows foreign nationals to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation when conditions in their home countries are deemed too dangerous.In June, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump's administration to move ahead with plans to cancel TPS for Haitians despite concerns from lawyers and human rights advocates over deadly gang violence and instability in Haiti.The move, which impacts more than 300,000 Haitians in the U.S., came into effect in late July.Supreme Court says Trump administration can end legal protections for many U.S. residents from Haiti, Syria"The Trump administration terminated TPS for Haitian families and is bragging about sending them back to a war-torn country," the Florida Democratic Party wrote on X, condemning the DHS video. "This isn't strength. It's depravity dressed up as policy."Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari also commented on the post, saying amid "an endless barrage of depravity from the Trump regime ... this is among the worst."Asked about the criticism, White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told CBC News in an email: "The federal courts have ordered the Haitian illegals must leave the U.S. and we have generously made free flights available to the destination of their choice."WATCH | More than 300,000 Haitians lose status in U.S.:What's next for Haitians who lost status in the U.S.July 30|Duration 1:41More than 300,000 Haitians who have lived and worked in the U.S. for years are now at risk of being deported after the Trump administration terminated their temporary protected status. The move has ignited a push to let more of them into Canada.Haiti 'remains completely unsafe'Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the non-profit American Immigration Council, said that "entire communities are living in fear" amid the crackdown on Haitian immigrants."Families are being torn apart and others are agonizing about their next steps; basic things [like] how to keep their loved ones safe," Reichlin-Melnick wrote on X, adding that Haiti also "remains completely unsafe."The Caribbean country experienced a surge in gang violence following the 2021 assassination of then-president Jovenel Moïse, which created a power vacuum and worsened years of insecurity.Haitians in the U.S. brace for deportation as Trump ends their protected statusAt least 47 people killed in violent weekend attacks in Haiti, UN saysAccording to the United Nations, about 1.5 million Haitians are now internally displaced amid gang-related violence. At least 1,408 people were killed and 656 others were wounded across Haiti between April 1 and June 30 alone.Last Sunday, at least 47 people, including five children, were killed in a gang attack in Kenscoff, a community overlooking the capital, Port-au-Prince. Dozens of people also were kidnapped.Indrika Ratwatte, the acting UN assistant secretary general for humanitarian affairs, said on Friday that nearly 200,000 people had been forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of 2026, despite "shocking levels of violence and suffering."That's a 10 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, Ratwatte said during a special UN Security Council meeting on Haiti. "Many arrive without resources, documentation or support networks, and some have especially urgent protection needs."People watch as the bodies of their relatives who were killed in a gang attack in Kenscoff, near Port-au-Prince, are carried away by morgue workers on Monday. (Odelyn Joseph/The Associated Press)Communities brace for more deportationsThe New York Times reported this week that the U.S. government plans to speed up deportations to Haiti, going from one flight per month to one per week, after the cancellation of TPS.CBC News asked the Department of Homeland Security for details on the Haiti deportation flight shown in Thursday's social media video and whether it plans to accelerate further removals.In an email, a spokesperson said the department does not disclose information about such flights "for operational security and the safety of our personnel."Canada urged to welcome Haitians fleeing U.S. deportations as Trump ends protected status"Temporary Protected Status is exactly that — temporary. For too long, TPS has been allowed to function as a de facto amnesty program despite Congress never intending it to be permanent," the spokesperson said.The New York Times said about 57 deportees arrived in Cap Haitien, a coastal city in northern Haiti, on Thursday's flight. The Miami Herald said children, including a three-year-old born in the U.S., were among those deported. Separately, the DHS said on Monday that it sent 162 Haitians back to the country on an Aug. 20 flight.The Haitian Bridge Alliance, a group that supports Haitian immigrants in the U.S., said many aboard that flight had lost TPS. "This is our painful reality and the fear is striking in communities across the country," the group said.ABOUT THE AUTHORJillian Kestler-D'Amours is a senior writer at CBC based in Montreal. You can reach her at jillian.kestler-d.amours@cbc.ca.