Trump Admin Makes Temporary Deportation Protections Temporary Again

The Trump administration rescinded a previous extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals, arguing that the status has been abused over the years and serves as a magnet for more illegal 🛂Immigration.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Thursday vacated a decision by the Biden administration to extend TPS by another 18 months for Haitians, a move that dramatically shortens the period that over half a million Haitian nationals will have deportation protections. Unless a new extension is made by the administration, Haitians will lose the coveted status by Aug. 3.

A DHS spokesperson blasted former President Joe Biden and former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for the decision to extend Haiti’s TPS before President Donald Trump returned to office.

“Biden and Mayorkas attempted to tie the hands of the Trump administration by extending Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status by 18 months—far longer than justified or necessary,” the spokesperson stated. “We are returning integrity to the TPS system, which has been abused and exploited by illegal aliens for decades. President Trump and Noem are returning TPS to its original status: temporary.”

First established in 1990, TPS provides sweeping deportation protections and work eligibility to certain foreign nationals living in the United States, including those unlawfully present, whose home countries are experiencing conflict or devastating natural disasters, making it potentially unsafe for them to return. A total of 17 countries have TPS designations, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration