Federal Government Speeds up End of Deportation Protection for 500,000 Haitians

The federal government is amending an extension from the previous administration.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in an undated file photograph. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images

The federal government on Feb. 20 said it is ending protection against deportation for some 500,000 Haitians early.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem partially rescinded an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals that had been approved during the previous administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement.