ICE Sends First Plane of Haitian Deportees Home After Ending TPS

A plane full of Haitian deportees from the United States landed in the island’s northern port city of Cap-Haitien on Friday morning, marking the first wave of deportations after the Trump administration successfully revoked the country’s temporary protected status.

ICE Sends First Plane of Haitian Deportees Home After Ending TPS

TL;DR

  • A plane carrying over 160 Haitian deportees landed in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.
  • This marks the first wave of deportations after the U.S. revoked Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants.
  • The Supreme Court's ruling enabled the termination of TPS, effective July 26.
  • A federal judge's temporary halt on the plan was lifted in early August.