The migrants from the Caribbean nation, who, according to human rights organizations, live “like prisoners” in the US, lost their right to this mechanism on Monday, which had allowed them to live and work there legally since 2010, the newspaper Le Nouvelliste added.

The revocation of the status came from the Supreme Court, which supported the Donald Trump administration in its deportations, revoking the protection of some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians who had benefited from TPS, the newspaper explained, based on US sources.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS), granted temporarily to immigrants whose safety is threatened in their home country due to conflict, natural disasters, and other “extraordinary” circumstances, grants the right to work, but does not confer permanent residency or US citizenship.

Some 200,000 Haitian workers—as Le Nouvelliste noted—benefit from this program, primarily in the US healthcare, construction, and transportation sectors, which are now impacted by the consequences of the TPS revocation.

Meanwhile, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to intensify its operations to arrest and deport Haitian migrants, while hundreds of thousands prepare for the loss of their legal status.

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