09/03/2026
With the removal of TPS protection, 161 people were deported from the US to Haiti on August 20th, according to CBS News. The majority of deportees declined speaking with journalists when they landed in Cap-Haitien, wary of being targeted by gangs. Haiti, a country experiencing severe unrest, does not currently have the resources to take in hundreds of thousands of civilians. Haiti is already a nation of 12 million people, with many citizens in need of humanitarian assistance due to increasing gang violence that further worsens displacement, poverty, and hunger. According to UN statistics, 1.5 million Haitian civilians have been displaced due to gang violence. It has been reported that from January to June of 2026 over 3,100 people were murdered as well as 1,189 injured due to gang violence.
According to the Springfield News Sun, Gilbert Joubert Adrien, a cherished pastor and positive leader in his community, was arrested by ICE at a gas station in Springfield, Ohio in the US. People living peacefully and positively impacting their communities, are being unjustly taken and sent elsewhere with no regard for their wellbeing or personhood.
Read more about the outcomes that accompany the end of TPS as well as Gilbert Joubert Adrian using the links below:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/haiti-deportees-us-ends-tps-protection/
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/beloved-haitian-pastor-detained-by-ice-in-springfield/article_013f1c52-b45e-51fe-84af-f116d94c9c7a.html