The Florida-based Family Action Network Movement (FANM) has condemned the decision of the United States government to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, effective September 2, 2025.
“This is a cruel, unjust and politically motivated decision that blatantly ignores Haiti’s devastating and worsening condition,” said FANM political director, Paul Christian Namphy.
“Haiti is currently enduring a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by rampant gang violence, political instability, hunger, and a total collapse of public services. Forcibly returning people under these circumstances is not only reckless—it is inhumane.”
FANM, which describes itself as a leading social justice organization that advocates for the rights of immigrants, women, and marginalized communities, said “despite the Department of Homeland Security’s claim that conditions in Haiti have improved, the U.S. State Department continues to advise against travel to the country due to extreme levels of crime, kidnappings, and civil unrest”.
According to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM), as of May 2025, over 1.3 million people in Haiti are internally displaced, many fleeing armed gangs that now control over 80 per cent of capital Port-au-Prince.
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem last Friday announced the termination of TPS, leaving over 500,000 Haitians without work permits and facing deportation.
The temporary parole programme will expire for Haitians on August 3, and the termination will take effect on Tuesday, September 2.
Noem said that the decision to terminate TPS for Haiti “restores integrity in our immigration system and ensures that Temporary Protective Status is actually temporary.”
A DHS spokesperson said in a statement that “the environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home.
“We encourage these individuals to take advantage of the department’s resources in returning to Haiti, which can be arranged through the CBP (Customs and Border Protection agency) Home app,” the unidentified spokesperson said. “Haitian nationals may pursue lawful status through other immigration benefit requests, if eligible.”
After conferring with interagency partners, the spokesperson said “Noem determined that conditions in Haiti no longer meet the TPS statutory requirements.
FANM’s social justice organiser, Rachel Descollines, said the Donald Trump’s administration’s decision reflects a disturbing pattern of targeting Black and immigrant communities.
“It is especially unconscionable to revoke TPS while simultaneously acknowledging the complete breakdown of governance and security in Haiti.”
FANM said it is “urgently” calling on Congress, the White House, and the international community to take immediate action to protect Haitian TPS holders from deportation and it is also encouraging “peaceful mobilisation and legal action to resist this dangerous policy”.
Source- CMC
