(Corrects spelling error in paragraph 1) By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is again seeking to end humanitarian protections for Haitians in the U.S., saying their legal status will end on February 3, a government notice published on Wednesday said, a move that comes despite spiraling violence in Haiti that has displaced more […]
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US again seeks to end protected status for Haitian migrants
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By Ted Hesson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is again seeking to end humanitarian protections for Haitians in the U.S., saying their legal status will end on February 3, a government notice published on Wednesday said, a move that comes despite spiraling violence in Haiti that has displaced more than 1 million people.
The notice announcing the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had determined there were “no extraordinary and temporary conditions” in the country that would prevent migrants from returning.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to end most enrollment in the TPS program as part of a broader clampdown on legal and illegal immigration. As a presidential candidate in 2024, Trump took particular aim at Haitian immigrants in the U.S., alleging without evidence that they were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
(Reporting by Ted Hesson; Additional reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Jasper Ward and Chizu Nomiyama )