Former President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that he plans to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and deport them if he is reelected in November.
“You have to remove the people, and you have to bring them back to their own country. They are, in my opinion, not legal,” Trump said in an interview with NewsNation. When asked if he would revoke their TPS, Trump responded, “Absolutely. I’d revoke it, and I’d bring them back to their country.”
Haitian migrants in Springfield have been at the center of misinformation campaigns spearheaded by Trump and his supporters. Many of these migrants arrived in the U.S. under a Biden-Harris administration program that allows vetted participants with U.S. sponsors to enter the country. Several also benefit from Temporary Protected Status, which shields them from deportation for a limited time.
