Haitians in Miami Fear Deportation as TPS Nears End

Fear is spreading among roughly 330,000 Haitians in the United States — 158,000 of them in Florida — over the imminent loss of their work permits with the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a situation that also exposes them to deportation while they wait for Congress to act, according to a report by EFE published on elpreg.org. On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to eliminate the protection, and last Friday USCIS set July 24 as the expiration date for the program. Migrant groups and lawyers say effective termination still depends on the conclusion of a federal district court process, leaving beneficiaries and employers in limbo. Carline Paul, a retired Miami-Dade public school teacher known as 'Teacher Carline,' told EFE the measure is 'inhuman.' Community organizer Lilly described the mental toll of uncertainty. Haitians with TPS contribute about $2.6 billion annually to Florida's economy, roughly $1.5 billion in the Miami area, per FWD.us. In April, the House passed a bill to extend TPS to April 2029, but it remains pending in the Senate. Haiti's TPS was established in 2010 after an earthquake. Haiti recorded more than 8,200 killings between January 2025 and March 2026, per Human Rights Watch. This account is single-sourced and developing.