More than half a million Haitians in the United States will face the threat of deportation in a few months, after the Trump administration revoked an extension of Temporary Protected Status that had been put in place by the Biden administration.

Coldwater's Haitian community express fear and concerns in meeting Sunday with Public Safety Director Scheid and Community Center president. Bappert.

The Trump administration has announced it will remove temporary protected status for thousands of Haitian migrants, putting them on track for removal from the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vacated a decision made by the Biden administration to extend TPS for 18 months,

The Trump administration has rolled back an 18-month extension of legal immigration protections for over half-a-million Haitians temporarily residing in the United States, creating uncertainty and anxiety as their homeland continues to veer on the brink of a violent collapse led by armed gangs.

The Trump administration is ending protected status for Haitians in the U.S. this summer, a move that will affect many residents in Springfield.

Dieufort Fleurissaint, affectionately known as “Pastor Keke,” hasn’t been able to return all the calls that began inundating his phone Thursday afternoon. Most are pleas for guidance plagued by uncertainty.

Springfield residents are braced for a shift after the Trump administration announced it will end protected status for Haitian immigrants in August.

Advocates and TPS holders said that the Trump administration's move puts Venezuelans who contribute significantly to local economies at risk of deportation back to a country with unsafe conditions.