U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to dramatically ramp up operations to locate and arrest Haitian nationals whose Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is expected to end imminently, multiple federal sources told Fox News.The expanded operation is expected to begin as soon as this week.The Supreme Court’s certified judgment is expected to be transmitted to the lower courts Monday, clearing the way for the Trump administration to proceed with ending TPS for more than 300,000 Haitians.Federal sources told Fox News that Ohio will be heavily targeted because Springfield, Ohio, has a large Haitian population.
ICE leadership has been notified of the operational plans, the sources said.SUPREME COURT'S LATEST IMMIGRATION RULING WILL CAUSE AMERICANS TO 'DIE AND SUFFER' ATTORNEY WARNSA sweeping ICE enforcement operation targeting Haitian migrants who are set to imminently lose their Temporary Protected Status is expected to begin as soon as this week, Fox News has learned.(Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)Last month, the Supreme Court reversed lower-court judgments that had postponed the administration’s TPS terminations for Haiti and Syria while litigation continued.TPS was first granted to Haiti following the country's devastating 2010 earthquake.
The designation allows eligible foreign nationals from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary conditions to temporarily live and work legally in the United States.SUPREME COURT WEIGHS TRUMP EFFORT TO TERMINATE TEMPORARY PROTECTIONS FOR HAITIAN, SYRIAN MIGRANTSThe anticipated operation follows the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to end Haiti's TPS designation.(Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The anticipated enforcement operation follows the Trump administration's long-running effort to end Haiti's TPS designation, arguing that the program was never intended to become a permanent form of legal status.Following the Supreme Court's decision, White House sp...