After Trump ends protections, Haitians in Florida brace for what's next

[Judi Lynn]

The White House ended temporary protections for immigrants despite worsening conditions in Haiti.

By
Juan Carlos ChavezTimes staff
Published 1 hour ago

Biko Joseph fled his native Haiti for Chile to escape danger. A radio journalist, he became a target after exposing government corruption in 2016.

From Chile, he was able to bring his family from Haiti. Four years later, they moved to the United States and applied for temporary protected status, a designation afforded to refugees who cannot return home safely.

Peace and stability seemed possible until President Donald Trump’s administration moved to revoke protections for approximately 500,000 Haitians this month. Now, they could face deportation by August.

“It’s very disappointing,” said Joseph, 34. “We came here to start a new life.”

Haiti has had temporary protected status since 2010, following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people.

More:
https://www.tampabay.com/news/nation-world/2025/02/26/after-trump-ends-protections-haitians-florida-brace-whats-next/

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1. What happens next?

The tiger shows up.

[Timeflyer]

2. Another sadistic "because I can" dick move by the mad emperor. These people have been through hell already.

[MichMan]

3. Article clarifying the CHNV program

TPS is different, but neither program provided any long term status

In the last two years, nearly 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have arrived in the United States to live and work here legally. They have come under a program known as “CHNV,” named for the nationalities of its beneficiaries. The CHNV program allows people in the United States to petition to sponsor potential beneficiaries; if approved, they are paroled into the country for a period of two years, and allowed to apply for work permits after they arrive.

Since the program was created for Venezuela in fall 2022 (and expanded to the other three countries in January 2023), however, the future of the program – and by extension the people who have benefited from it – has been unclear.

This month, however, the Biden administration clarified: people who are in the U.S. under CHNV will not be able to use the program to stay in the U.S. for more than two years. When the two-year parole grants start expiring – as they have for the first Venezuelan beneficiaries – the government will not grant new ones.

This doesn’t mean the U.S. is kicking everyone out. Most of the people who are here under CHNV are eligible to apply for other forms of legal protection. The people most affected by the Biden administration’s decision are Nicaraguans, who are not categorically eligible for another legal status – and who may start having to decide, in January of next year, whether to leave the U.S. or remain as unauthorized immigrants.

https://immigrationimpact.com/2024/10/16/chnv-parole-wont-last-options-to-stay-in-the-us/

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4. What am I missing here

So he brought his family to Chile, lived there for four years, and now claims refugee status in the US? Where is his need? Sounds like he's gaming the system ahead of others who truly are in danger.

Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations. It has been relatively free of the coups and arbitrary governments that have blighted the continent.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19357497