The Supreme Court ruled. Haitian immigrants’ lives changed immediately.

17, Jul 2026

Thursday’s decision made it likelier that people who don’t have work permits or asylum cases will eventually be deported.

People attend a candlelight vigil and hold Haitian flags

The Supreme Court decision could affect as many as 350,000 Haitians who have TPS.Giorgio Viera / AFP via Getty Images file

June 29, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After the Supreme Court on Thursday greenlit the Trump administration’s plan to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitians of their immigration status, several people here said their lives changed almost immediately.

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