The Trump administration continues to take steps to shrink immigration protections, amplifying fear and uncertainty in immigrant communities throughout the country and in San Diego.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
DHS’s recent decision ends the program for Nicaraguans and Haitians, giving Nicaraguan participants 12 months to transition by either leaving the United States or finding an alternate route to a visa; Haitians here under the program have 18 months.
After the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the United States granted TPS to all Haitians already in the United States because of the earthquake or for humanitarian reasons in the year following the earthquake.