World · 300,000 face deportation · ArchiveHaitian TPS Expiration: 300,000 Face DeportationAired July 29, 2026 at 4:15 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00More than 300,000 Haitians living in the0:02United States lost their legal right to0:04work and remain in the country today as0:06the Trump administration allowed their0:07temporary protected status to expire.0:09The expiration immediately revokes work0:11permits and puts holders at risk of0:13deportation.0:15Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne0:17Mullins said TPS was never intended to0:19be a pathway to permanent residency and0:21Immigration and Customs Enforcement is0:23preparing to ramp up operations with0:25weekly deportation flights expected. A0:27Supreme Court ruling in June paved the0:30way for today's expiration with0:32deportation flights set to start in the0:33coming weeks. In Ohio, employers report0:36concerns about losing lawful workers and0:38Governor Tim Kretschman called the0:40decision a mistake warning of severe0:42labor shortages. Florida could lose an0:44estimated $1.2 billion in economic0:47contribution according to local0:49economists. 15,000 agricultural workers0:52and 13,000 caregivers who serve over0:5465,000 patients face immediate job loss.0:57The expiration also threatens to worsen0:59immigration court backlogs as thousands1:01more enter removal proceedings.1:03Immigration attorney Rosanna Barty says1:05most TPS holders face an uncertain1:07future with asylum success rates below1:095%. A voluntary return program offers a1:12$2,000 check and a flight but with1:14Haiti's instability, that carries its1:16own dangers and no legislative fix is on1:18the horizon. With the first deportation1:20flights expected soon and no legislative1:22fix, the fate of those caregivers and1:25their patients now hangs in the balance1:27potentially triggering a caregiving1:28crisis in several states.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗