Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an estimated hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. is set to expire — in Florida alone, the decision could affect more than 150,000 people.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe on June 25, giving the Trump administration the ability to revoke protections for Haitians and Syrians. On June 27, TPS protections for both groups were set to expire, ending deportation protections and work authorizations for many, including an estimated 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrian TPS holders living in the U.S., according to the Associated Press.
According to CBS News, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement "has made plans to ramp up operations to arrest and deport Haitian migrants," including in Ohio —
in 2024, Donald Trump falsely accused Haitian immigrants of eating residents' pets in Springfield, Ohio.
The Department of Homeland Security said it "does not discuss ongoing or future operations" in a statement to CBS News.
Haitian TPS holders in Florida
Data released by FWD.us, UndocuBlack Network and the Haitian Bridge Alliance says that an estimated 158,000 Haitian TPS holders live in Florida, with a wider 330,000 Haitian TPS holders living throughout the U.S. In Miami alone, Haitian TPS holders contribute an estimated $1.5 billion to the economy each year. Data released by The Forum puts the total number of Haitian TPS holders in the U.S. even higher, at around 348,000.
The ramifications will separate families, and the data published by FWD.us, UndocuBlack Network and the Haitian Bridge Alliance says that about "50,000 U.S. citizen children" have at least one parent who is a Haitian TPS holder, meaning "an estimated 25,000 of them would be pushed into poverty when Haitian TPS holders lose work authorization."
According to the data sheet, about 93,000 Haitian TPS holders are in the Florida workforce, including an estimated 16,000 cooks and servers, 12,000 agricultural workers, 8,000 stockers and packers, 5,000 security guards and 4,000 nursing assistants.
The report's population and worker estimates were based on "augmented 2024 American Community Survey," and the number of TPS holders was current as of early 2025, prior to "initial efforts by the Trump administration to terminate the TPS designation for Haiti."
Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Florida Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.
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