The decision means that thousands of Haitians could be eligible for deportation in August. It comes as a similar move against Venezuelan migrants is challenged in court.

In August, up to 500,000 Haitians — some who came into the country illegally and others who were authorized to come into the U.S. through Biden-era programs — could lose Tempo

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday cut the duration of deportation protections and work permits for Haitians covered by the Temporary Protected Status program so that they will expire in August,

The Trump administration is throwing out protections for roughly half a million Haitians that had shielded them from deportation

President Trump’s recent moves to end temporary protections for immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti are expected to revive a legal battle from his first term when he tried, unsuccessfully, to revoke similar legal permissions for migrants.

"We are not criminals… we are law-abiding citizens," community members said at a press conference in Little Haiti.