By Kazembe Batts
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was created in 1990 by Congress and is renewable every 18 months at the discretion of the executive branch of government. It allows migrants from countries torn by disasters or political violence to remain in the U.S., protected from deportation, until the country’s environment improves. Somalia has now joined Haiti for specific for cancellation of TPS which will lead to arrests and deportations.
The Trump administration has doubled down on its overt anti-Black policies both in rhetoric and action. If you missed the video, continuing his consistent description of Black nations as “shithole” places while talking in the recent gold renovated Oval Office, Trump recently suggested about Somalians “They contribute nothing, I don’t want them in this country, I’ll be honest with you…their country is no good for a reason, the country stinks…our country is at a tipping point, we could go bad…were gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country.
Ian Omar is garbage, her friends are garbage…when they come from hell and they complain and do nothing but bitch we don’t want them in our country. Let them go back to where they came from.” In response Rep. Ilhan Omar expressed “His obsession with me is creepy. I hope he gets the help he needs.”
Trump has pledged to end Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Somali refugees and ICE agents have already started to snatch people off the streets in the area. People of Somali ancestry number approximately 80,000 and are mostly concentrated in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota. Attorney General Keith Ellison said Trump didn’t have the authority to terminate the program for people in one state.
“The Trump administration claims that Somalia is too dangerous for anyone to visit, but perfectly safe to return TPS holders to return to this is obviously absurd, obviously political, obviously wrong, my office is looking at every option on the table to push back against this threat.”
Seemingly unaware of the facts on the ground in Haiti, the Department of Homeland Security posted the following message the day before Thanksgiving:
After consulting with interagency partners, Secretary Noem concluded that Haiti no longer meets the statutory requirements for TPS. This decision was based on a review conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, input from relevant U.S. government agencies, and an analysis indicating that allowing Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is inconsistent with U.S. national interests. The termination of the Haiti Temporary Protected Status designation is effective February 3, 2026.
If you are an alien who is currently a beneficiary of TPS for Haiti, you should prepare to depart if you have no other lawful basis for remaining in the United States. You can use the CBP Home mobile application to report your departure from the United States. This secure and convenient self-deportation process includes a complimentary plane ticket, a $1,000 exit bonus, and potential future opportunities for legal immigration to the United States.
The notice affects 500,000 Haitians in the U.S. Is now a good time to deport refugees to Haiti? TPS for Haitians was conferred in the wake of Haiti’s catastrophic 2010 earthquake, which killed over 200,000 people. It has been consistently renewed and expanded since due to Haiti’s collapsed public security. Gang violence last year resulted in more than 5,600 people murdered and displaced hundreds of thousands increasing homelessness. Almost half of Haiti’s population is food insecure. Has the situation on the ground in nearby Haiti improved enough to end TPS?
Not only cancelling TPS for people already in the country, but the Trump administration is also making it more difficult by upping the costs to enter the USA. The United States recently introduced new entry fee structures that disproportionately affect citizens of African and other non-Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries. This includes 1. The “Visa Integrity Fee” – A new, mandatory $250 visa integrity fee was enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law in July 2025 2. Visa Bond Pilot Program – A separate pilot program, announced by the State Department, requires citizens from specific African countries to pay a bond of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 when obtaining a visitor visa. The exact amount is determined by a consular officer at the time of the interview.
Evidence may lead one to conclude that Trumps “anti-immigration America First” agenda is also an anti-Black and pro-white agenda. In real time living in America is deliberately being made more difficult for Somalians, Haitians, Venezuelans, and other groups in America’s diverse society, while at the same time overtly prioritizing recruiting white Afrikaners to move into the United States has become official American policy.
The 46th president of the United States is openly and arrogantly promoting white interests in 2025. What does this mean about Black people’s future in America? What are the 45 million Black or African people living inside America going to do to support the African diaspora who are being targeted both at home and abroad?