{"id":320123,"date":"2026-06-26T00:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320123\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T00:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:54:12","slug":"hundreds-of-thousands-of-haitians-in-south-florida-could-be-at-risk-of-deportation-due-to-scotus-ruling-on-tps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320123\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in South Florida could be at risk of deportation due to SCOTUS ruling on TPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision that the Trump administration may proceed with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000 Haitians in the U.S., a decision<\/a> that places an estimated 160,000 South Florida residents at risk of deportation.<\/p>\n

Activists<\/a> say the move could force families into hiding and criticized the return of individuals to a country facing significant instability.<\/p>\n

“They fled from violence, and now we are forcing them to go back to violence,” said Haitian activist Ronald LaPorte.<\/p>\n

LaPorte and fellow activist Santcha Etienne expressed defiance regarding the ruling. “We are not going; we will not back down from this,” Etienne said.<\/p>\n

Conditions in Haiti, particularly in the capital of Port-au-Prince, remain chaotic due to ongoing gang violence and food insecurity.<\/p>\n

In response to the court’s decision, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski called on the U.S. Senate to pass a House bill that would extend TPS for Haiti for three years. Wenski noted that an extension would provide Congress additional time to reach a long-term solution.<\/p>\n

The ruling has sparked concern among current TPS holders. One woman, who spoke anonymously and survived the 2010 Haiti earthquake, expressed fear about the potential end of her status.<\/p>\n

“Going back there means no hope, and the State Department has warned Americans about the violence,” she said.<\/p>\n

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