Immigrant Rights Working Committee on the termination of the TPC

As of July 27th, 2026, the Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants. Thousands of Haitians in Ohio have been given notice to visit an ICE office in Cincinnati, either to receive ankle monitors or voluntarily leave the country. 
This indiscriminate and widespread rugpull leaves 330,000 Haitian immigrants in a position where they are likely to face violence no matter what decision they make. From the deadly deportation tactics being employed by ICE, to the massive health and torture crisis in ICE detainment camps, to tensions in Haiti, Haitians are being left in a position where they have no choice but to face needless suffering. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims they are offering $2600 to immigrants who choose to leave the United States, many immigrants who take this route still face horrific conditions in detainment and never receive their promised payout.

It is important to clearly identify why this is happening: this is a decades-long hate campaign that has been bolstered by the Trump administration. This administration is using racist streamers and artificial intelligence to promote violently racist and false stereotypes of Haitians at large. The same way the Trump administration has painted Mexicans as “rapists and drug dealers” and Venezuelans as “violent gang members,” the Trump administration has pushed extremely bizarre rumors that Haitians are stealing people’s pets and eating them. What initially appears to be rhetoric alone is often followed by real, material attacks on Black and brown communities. This is why it is so vital to oppose this administration at every turn.

The Immigrant Rights Working Committee (IRWC) of CAARPR anticipates that this removal of TPS from Haitian immigrants will lead to an escalation in unjust deportations, just as it did when TPS was revoked from Venezuelan immigrants. More than ever, it is important for Chicagoans to get involved with their local Rapid Response Teams, who have been at the front lines in support of those at risk of deportation. The IRWC stands in unconditional solidarity with Haitian immigrants and the Black Liberation struggle at large.

As the deportation efforts against Haitians begin to ramp up, the IRWC will continue to fight for an end to  CPD and ICE collaboration. We cannot afford to have our communities put at risk by a police department that rolls out the red carpet for violent DHS officers.