Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated on Sunday that migrants under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) must obtain permanent residency or prepare to leave the United States.
The directive follows a Supreme Court ruling that removed humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of individuals, as reported by The Guardian.
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The decision affects roughly 350,000 Haitian and 6,000 Syrian immigrants, who now face potential detention or deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Either try to fill out the paperwork and be here underneath a permanent status or we’ll help you get back to your country,” Mullin said.
The administration plans to offer financial and logistical assistance for returnees, including a plane ticket and approximately $2,100 to help re-establish in their home countries.
“Temporary protective status, according to the courts and in its name itself, is not permanent status,” Mullin added.
Haitian residents and immigration advocates widely condemned the ruling, warning of disruptions to communities where families have lived and worked legally for decades.
Franky Pierre, a Haitian immigrant who arrived during the 1991 coup, expressed deep anxiety. “For Springfield, it’s going to hurt.
When I came here, this area was dead. In this plaza, there are [now] seven Haitian businesses,” he said.
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Pierre added, “All of these people are going to have to run away or go somewhere, which I’m pretty sure is going to start tonight.”
Opposition also emerged within the Republican party.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine highlighted the severe crisis in Haiti, saying, “The situation in Haiti could hardly be much worse.
The violent gangs run most of the country. The government barely functions.”
DeWine added, “And the economy is in shambles.”
Republican Congressmen Mike Lawler of New York and Don Bacon of Nebraska also criticized the decision, advocating for legislative extensions of TPS.
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The ruling raises broader concerns that the administration may dismantle the entire 1990 TPS program, which currently protects 1.7 million people across 17 nations.
