特朗普政府已终止约35万海地人的临时保护身份（TPS），导致他们失去美国工作许可[1]。美国公民移民局在周一拒绝延期工作许可，尽管相关案件仍在下级法院待决[1]。这些海地人自2010年以来一直在美国合法生活和工作[1]，如今面临失业和被遣返回暴力频繁的海地的风险。
政府此举对多个行业造成冲击。餐饮、医疗护理等依赖移民劳动力的行业陷入混乱，数千雇主被迫暂停海地员工[1]。位于基韦斯特的Half Shell Raw Bar餐厅老板Bobby Kuchinsky已暂停了6名海地员工[1]。一名62岁的海地工人表达了当前的困境，说"每一天都感觉像最后一天"[1]。
海地国内局势加剧了遣返风险。该国近150万人因帮派暴力而流离失所，近1200万人口中超过一半需要人道主义援助[1]。自1月以来，海地已有超2300人死亡，超1100人受伤[1]。美国国土安全部声称TPS是临时项目，并鼓励海地人支付2600美元购买"免费回国航班"[1]。2025年6月25日，美国最高法院曾支持政府立场，允许TPS终止[1]。
The Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians has thrown their employment in the United States into jeopardy [1]. These individuals, who have lived and worked legally in the country since 2010, lost their work authorization after the Supreme Court upheld the government's position on June 25, 2025, permitting the TPS termination [1]. While lower courts typically require 32 days to issue rulings on such cases, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services declined to extend work permits on Monday, a step it had previously taken when permits expired [1].
The policy shift has created immediate disruption across industries reliant on immigrant labor, with thousands of employers forced to suspend Haitian employees [1]. At Half Shell Raw Bar in Key West, owner Bobby Kuchinsky suspended six Haitian workers [1]. These employees now face the prospect of unemployment and potential deportation to Haiti, where gang violence has displaced nearly 1.5 million people and left more than half of the nation's 12 million population requiring humanitarian assistance [1]. Since January, Haiti has recorded over 2,300 deaths and more than 1,100 injuries from violence [1].
The Department of Homeland Security has characterized TPS as a temporary program and encouraged Haitian nationals to pay $2,600 for "free return flights" [1]. One 62-year-old Haitian worker expressed the anxiety gripping the community, stating: "Each day feels like the last" [1].