First Deportation Flight to Haiti Lands After TPS Suspension

The first ICE-deported flight to Haiti since the Supreme Court allowed ending Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) landed in Cap-Haïtien with about 160 Haitian nationals aboard, after concerns about safety in Port-au-Prince and a ban on flying there due to gang violence. The move follows the ending of TPS for Haitians, with previous flights this year and some passengers born outside Haiti but of Haitian descent. Passengers received roughly $76 to aid their return. Critics argue the end of TPS and deportations harm immigrant communities in the US, while DHS reiterates enforcement of removal policies.