The US government will end the temporary protected status (TPS) for 500,000 Haitians living in the country in August, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. This comes despite deteriorating conditions in the Caribbean country,

The decision is part of the Trump administration's effort to carry out mass deportations and to scale back Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Half a million Haitian refugees who sought shelter and stability in the United States will lose protection against deportation this summer.

The decision is the latest in President Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigrants, including people whom the Biden administration had authorized to remain in the country.

In South Florida, the heart of the Haitian community in the United States, the announcement has caused fear and indignation. TPS beneficiaries and advocates have denounced the decision, saying Haiti continues to be unsafe amid extreme gang violence, rising hunger and crumbling public institutions.

The Trump administration rescinded a previous extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals, arguing that the status has

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday cut the duration of deportation protections and work permits for 521,000 Haitians covered by a temporary program so that they will expire in August,

The Department of Homeland Security has rolled back an 18-month extension of deportation protection for nationals of the Caribbean country