‘Panic, fear, shame': Some Haitians in DMV face end of deportation protections

The useful part

"He could be deported next week," his wife told News4, asking not to show her face. "We're just trying to really take it one day at a time." TPS offered the family security. Now they fear what would happen if her husband has to go back to Haiti, where the U.S.

How it works

• TPS allowed migrants to work in the U.S., and an estimated 350,000 received the protection.
• area both worked full-time as they raise their young children.
• State Department issued a "do not travel warning," citing crime, violence and unrest.
• An administration official told NBC News that ICE plans to ramp up arrests and deportations.
• became eligible for TPS after the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti in 2010.

What to take from it

Montgomery County has a Haitian population of about 5,000 people, many of whom have TPS. The folks are just – they don't know, pretty much, what to do at this point," said Rodrigue Vital, Montgomery County's Caribbean liaison. He's Haitian and said he's concerned about the impact the latest ruling could have on his community.

Details worth keeping

So now you have to figure out, OK, so if this were to happen, for him to go into a country that has zero security, zero protections – what's going to happen?" The end of TPS made it all the way to the Supreme Court and was a key part of President Donald Trump's campaign for his second term.