The Haitian migrant community is anxiously anticipating becoming the Trump administration’s next target as the president expands the scope of his mass deportation agenda, advocates say.
The lawmakers who have advocated for Haitian migrants at the federal level say those fears are merited.
Despite initially claiming that deportations would be focused on violent criminals, Donald Trump’s crackdown has also impacted legal immigration. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked a Temporary Protected Status designation for more than 300,000 Venezuelans who are fleeing political violence and human rights violations. Come evening of April 7, these migrants will no longer be protected from deportation.