The temporary legal status that applies to the Springfield Haitians is a program that dates back to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Initally Haitians came to Springfield under that program. Ten countries have been given the TPS designation, in 2016 six of those countries were removed as the conditions no longer existed to keep it. In 2021, the Biden administration restored them and increased immigration from them from 10,000 to more than 2 million. TPS is renewed every 2 years, so the administraton keeps renewing it. The Dominican Republic will begin deporting 10,000 Haitians per week also.
The temporary legal status that applies to the Springfield Haitians is a program that dates back to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Initally Haitians came to Springfield under that program. Ten countries have been given the TPS designation, in 2016 six of those countries were removed as the conditions no longer existed to keep it. In 2021, the Biden administration restored them and increased immigration from them from 10,000 to more than 2 million. TPS is renewed every 2 years, so the administraton keeps renewing it. The Dominican Republic will begin deporting 10,000 Haitians per week also.