The earthquake in Haiti in 2010 devastated the island and renewed temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants to the United States. Those protections have been extended in light of the extraordinary gang violence that has overtaken Haiti in recent years. The Trump administration has decided to end TPS for Haitians early, at the end of summer 2025. Daniel Foote, a former US special envoy to Haiti, discusses what this means for Haitians in the US, and what it means for US foreign policy and security in the long run.
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