First deportation flight lands in Haiti after TPS suspension
ICE charter carrying more than 160 Haitian nationals landed in Cap-Haïtien, after temporary protection status was revoked
TL;DR
- A US deportation flight carrying over 160 Haitian nationals landed in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
- The flight is the first since the US Supreme Court upheld Donald Trump's power to revoke TPS for Haitians.
- The arrival point was changed to Cap-Haïtien due to the dangerous conditions at the main airport in Port-au-Prince.
- The US Department of State advises against travel to Haiti due to crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and unrest.
- Critics argue that deporting Haitians to dangerous conditions contradicts US travel advisories and overlooks their contributions to the US workforce.
- TPS, enacted in 1990, protects individuals in the US from countries facing disaster, epidemic, or conflict.