Haiti

The public radio special being broadcast Thursday, Sept. 17 will examine the impact of the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants in South Florida, Boston, and New York.

Haitians in the U.S. lost their Temporary Protected Status under Trump's immigration crackdown. Now facing deportation to a homeland wracked by gang violence, disease and extreme poverty, Haitians in Miami are meeting the moment with grief, anger, and courage.

COMMENTARY In a move that would be both humane and hypocritical, President Trump may give Salvadoran TPS holders a reprieve from deportation — but move ahead with the expulsion of Haitians.

The hundreds of thousands of Haitians who've lost their TPS shield against being deported to a country ruled by murderous gangs are in virtual hiding in cities like North Miami, where mothers "pray my children don't see me taken by ICE when I have to pick them up at school."

Appearing on CNN's State of the Union, Tom Homan was pressed by anchor Dana Bash regarding recent Department of Homeland Security flights carrying deportees back to Haiti, including individuals who previously resided in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.

Inspired by her own brushes with gun violence, Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat releases her first novel, depicting all iterations of loss as her characters navigate the aftermath of a mass shooting.

The United Nations says armed men have killed at least 47 people and kidnapped over 50 others near Haiti's capital. This attack, which occurred Sunday in Kenscoff, is believed to be one of the largest mass kidnappings in Haiti in recent years. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities harm any gang members. The attack challenges the belief that security in Haiti is improving.

Even before Haitian immigrants in Ohio officially lost their Temporary Protected Status, the Department of Homeland Security required dozens of them to report to immigration appointments and accept ankle monitors.

A new survey, which comes on what may be the eve of mass deportations back to Haiti, finds Haitians see the defeat of gang rule as their priority — but while they reject amnesty for gang members, they say the restoration of security has to happen alongside meaningful investment in education and other institutions to halt Haiti's gang cycle.

Voter registration has started in Haiti's capital and beyond, marking a critical milestone in the push for general elections even as concerns over widespread gang violence persist. The government on Thursday opened 10 registration centers across Port-au-Prince in neighborhoods considered generally safe as dozens of hopeful Haitians trickled through.

As part of its crackdown on legal and illegal immigration, the Trump administration terminated TPS for about 1 million people from more than a dozen countries, including 350,000 Haitians who have been living and working legally in the U.S. since 2010.

Temporary protected status was given to Haitians after the 2010 quake because Haiti was deemed too dangerous for a safe return. In June, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end TPS.