Haitian Immigrants After 2010 Quake Lose U.S. Protected Status

Almost 60,000 Haitians living in the U.S. following the 2010 earthquake that leveled much of the nation have lost their protected immigrant status and will have 18 months to prepare for their return to the island or achieve lawful immigration, the Trump administration announced Nov. 20.

Living and working in the U.S. under the so-called Temporary Protected Status, the fate of the Haitians in the U.S. was signaled earlier this year, when the Trump administration said in May it wasn’t likely to extend the protection at the next deadline, which comes this week.

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke, in ...