Ending TPS protections for Haitians has stripped local home care aides of work permits and is pushing families to consider uncertain futures at the Canadian border.
Businesses that rely on Haitian workers with Temporary Protected Status are beginning to feel the impact as employees leave their jobs, forcing some owners to replace workers while preparing for higher labor costs.
The expiration of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals living in the United States has raised concerns about a possible economic impact on South Florida.
A Haitian American attorney from South Florida has a message to those in the community as temporary protected status comes to an end: “Do not panic.”
Vulnerable migrants in need often turn to Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center in North Miami for help.
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday, leaving over 350,000 people without a legal right to be in the United States.
Temporary Protected Status advocates met in Doral on Friday to push for congressional action on several pieces of legislation that would provide protections for TPS recipients as work permits for Haitians with the status are set to expire Monday.
Haitians in South Florida and across the United States have been given a brief extension on the expiration of their Temporary Protected Status.
Miami residents who identify as Haitian Americans are among those affected by the end of the Temporary Protected Status that kept them safe in South Florida.
Norah Massenet had already talked with her team about the possibility that a recent day at work could be her last.
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, which was set to end Friday, has been extended for two more weeks, until July 24.
On Friday, more than 300,000 Haitians living in the United States legally under Temporary Protected Status will become suddenly deportable and lose their work permits following last month’s Supreme Court decision that allows the Trump administration final discretion to end TPS.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling clearing the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for more than 250,000 Haitians in the country is not only sparking outcry about the human impact, but the potential impact on the South Florida workforce.
A recent Supreme Court ruling is already being felt in South Florida, leaving thousands of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders in legal limbo.
Members of South Florida’s Haitian community reacted with grief and defiance after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 250,000 Haitians.
When Haiti qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 2-0 victory against Nicaragua on Nov. 18, 2025, the Caribbean nation had not qualified in 52 years.
After an odyssey from the United Kingdom and Boston to South Florida, hopeful Scottish fans were at the Miami Stadium on Wednesday morning, more than seven hours before the match against Brazil.
Brazilian and Scottish fans celebrated their love of soccer on Wednesday at the Miami Stadium, even though only Brazil advanced to the FIFA World Cup’s Round of 32.
After an odyssey from the United Kingdom and Boston to South Florida, hopeful Scottish fans were at the Miami Stadium on Wednesday morning, more than seven hours before the match against Brazil.
FIFA World Cup 2026 fans have six games on Wednesday, as group-stage matches continue.
FIFA World Cup 2026 fans have four games on Friday, as group-stage matches continue.
FIFA World Cup 2026 fans have four games on Friday, as group-stage matches continue.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott shared an aerial video and photos on Thursday that he described as a team’s rescue at sea.
As South Florida celebrates Haitian Flag Day and Haitian Heritage Month, one Haitian-American entrepreneur is using his success to uplift the community that shaped him.
The Haitian Compas Festival brought thousands to South Florida during Haitian Heritage Month, celebrating Haitian culture through music, food and community.
A Miami federal jury has reached a verdict Friday in the assassination trial connected to the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Immigration advocates said the actions of Rolbert Joachin in Florida shouldn’t affect every Haitian in need of protected status in the United States.
FBI Miami special agents asked the public for help on Wednesday with capturing a fugitive from Haiti.
More than 4,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools students were born in Haiti or have ties to the country, according to district data obtained by Local 10 News on Friday, as families grapple with renewed uncertainty over immigration policy and the future of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
Farrah Larrieux, who was born in Haiti, has been living in the U.S. for two decades with Temporary Protected Status that remained in limbo even after a federal judge sided with about 350,000 others like her.
Local advocates for Haitians receiving TPS are calling Monday’s ruling a victory for humanity while warning that the fight is not over.
The protests have been loud and emotional in recent weeks, and now, a federal judge has stepped in, ordering that roughly 350,000 Haitians can stay in the U.S. legally, at least for now.
Tens of thousands of South Floridians from Haiti with Temporary Protected Status are on the cusp of losing their deportation protections and work permits. Many of these individuals are employed in Miami-Dade’s healthcare sector, including local nursing homes.
Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals is set to end Tuesday, and across South Florida, concern is growing for those who could soon lose government approval to live and work in the United States.
Supporters, including some Temporary Protected Status holders, marched with an urgent message through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Wednesday, calling for TPS to be extended for Haitian nationals.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Marleine Bastien worries for Haitian community members with TPS designation who are currently awaiting removal orders.
A 30-year-old woman, born in Haiti, has been living in South Florida since she was 4 years old. She said she is among the Haitian Americans preparing for the U.S. Temporary Protected Status to end on Feb. 3.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said he called Haiti’s Prime Minister, Alix Fils-Aimé, to emphasize that he should continue as the country’s prime minister to combat gangs and stabilize the island.
Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals living in the U.S. is set to expire in just a few weeks, and union leaders say ending it could leave hundreds of workers out of a job.
It is said death and destruction are never satisfied.
Miami Heat fans have a chance to step inside the world of professional basketball while supporting a Haitian health nonprofit.
With the 2026 World Cup draw taking place Friday, Haiti learned which opponents it will face in next summer’s tournament.
The four teams in Group C competing to advance to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 are Brazil (5), Morocco (11), Haiti (84), and Scotland (36).
A news conference was hosted Tuesday by the Family Action Network in response to a recent decision by the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians living in the U.S.
Haitian community leaders in South Florida are reacting with alarm after the federal government announced that Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals will end early 2026.
Federal agents accused two Texas men of hatching an outlandish and unsettling plot to take over a Haitian island through an “armed coup,” murder all of its men and then use its ”women and children as sex slaves."
It has been over five decades since Haiti was last in a World Cup.
After Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica, the powerful storm hammered the southern parts of Haiti.
Melissa’s 10-day run as a tropical cyclone – culminating in a catastrophic Category 5 strike on western Jamaica Tuesday – will end Friday as it transitions into a powerful non-tropical storm, clipping Atlantic Canada’s southern Avalon Peninsula tonight before heading swiftly out to sea.
Hurricane Melissa was racing away from Bermuda early Friday after leaving a trail of destruction across Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, where the storm killed dozens, flooded towns and left hundreds of thousands homeless.
After weakening to a Category 1 hurricane after its passage across the rugged terrain of eastern Cuba, by Wednesday afternoon Melissa was recovering over the waters around the speckled islands of the southeastern Bahamas.
Adrian Lee is among the volunteers with connections to Jamaica who were hard at work at the Global Empowerment Mission’s headquarters on Monday in Doral ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s hit.
During the United Nations General Assembly, humanitarian crises around the globe took center stage. From Gaza, Ukraine, to Sudan, but one nation in crisis needing more support than ever: Haiti.
The voyage out of PortMiami to deliver backpacks, pens, and notebooks to students in Haiti isn’t easy, but Samuel Darguin said it’s worth it because there are children who have to go through great lengths to get an education.
Haiti remains gripped by political and social unrest — with no president, no functioning parliament, and no elections scheduled. What fills the vacuum, many say, is gang violence and corruption.
The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that a 44-year-old U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee from Haiti died of natural causes.
Federal law enforcement announced the arrest of a Haitian man residing in the United States for crimes impacting the island nation.
Federal agents in Miami have arrested Pierre Réginald Boulos, a well-known Haitian businessman, doctor and former presidential hopeful.
Current and former elected leaders representing the Haitian-American community in Miami-Dade and Broward, along with faith leaders, activists, and lawyers, appealed to all Americans on Monday to rally for their neighbors and colleagues with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.
The Trump administration has revoked TPS, or temporary protected status, which is expected to impact 500,000 Haitians living in the U.S., setting them up for potential deportation.
Fear and uncertainty are spreading among many Haitians in South Florida as the Trump Administration officially ends their Temporary Protected Status effective Sept. 2.
The termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians was announced Friday by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
President Donald Trump’s administration has been issuing warnings to Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, and Nicaraguans that their immigration status under a humanitarian program has changed.
A federal judge on Friday sentenced the 73-year-old founder of a Haitian orphanage to 210 years in prison after calling him the “worst of the worst” in a devastating child sex abuse case that spanned decades and left victims emotionally shattered across the globe.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans has sent shockwaves through South Florida’s immigrant communities and among business owners.
A beloved woman known for opening her heart and home to Haitian migrants in South Florida is being honored this weekend for decades of selfless service.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted the processing of certain parole program applications, affecting thousands of immigrants already in the country.
Haitians marked the 15th anniversary of a tragedy on Sunday.
The Family Action Network Movement held a vigil Sunday to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, bringing together South Florida leaders and community advocates in Little Haiti.
Gangs attacked a critical trauma center in Port-au-Prince and set it on fire. Local 10 News spoke with an advocate of that hospital about the effects this latest tragedy will have on an already fragile country.
A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, came under gunfire during its landing attempt Monday, and passengers are now sharing their frightening experiences with Local 10 News.
A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Port-au-Prince came under gunfire while trying to land in the Haitian capital, the Haiti National Office of Civil Aviation told ABC News.
A Miami-based professor is warning that heightened deportation efforts under potential Trump administration policies could impact over a million immigrants in Florida alone, with local communities and families facing serious consequences.
Donald Trump has voiced his desire to get rid of the Temporary Protected Status for Haitians so many times that migrants and advocates are worried that he may get reelected this November.
A Haitian national was brought back to the United States after her attorney says she was unfairly deported.
Some Haitians and Haitian Americans in South Florida were still outraged Sunday about former Donald Trump’s assertion that “in Springfield, they’re eating the dogs; they’re eating the cats.”
Haitian authorities continued their response Sunday to a tanker truck explosion that killed at least 24 people in Haiti’s Nippes region.
This Week In South Florida: Exclusive interview with Haiti’s new prime minister has message for diaspora
After arriving at Haiti’s National Palace this week, Local 10 News witnessed a significant change in the Caribbean nation: dozens of members of its newly reformed military, marking the first time since the 1990s that Haiti has had an army.
Dramatic scenes unfolded on the streets of Port-au-Prince Monday morning, highlighting the ongoing struggle for control in Haiti’s capital.
Children in Haiti desperately need the country’s new prime minister to succeed.
Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Torey Alson, a Broward School Board member; Rodney Jacobs and Chad Klitzman, both Democrats running for the Florida State Senate; and Scott Galvin, a North Miami councilman. Local 10 News Anchor Calvin Hughes talks about his coverage of Haiti.
Amid an ongoing anti-gang crackdown involving a United Nations-backed law enforcement mission, Haitian authorities reported a prison break turned deadly in Saint-Marc, a coastal city north of Port-au-Prince.
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille met with U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson on Saturday at the Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood.
Frantz Fabien is among the Haitians in South Florida who are worried about the possibility of the expiration of the Temporary Protected Status in August.
A man appeared in Fort Lauderdale federal court Monday after federal authorities busted him smuggling nearly three dozen migrants on his boat off the coast of South Florida, according to a criminal complaint.
The U.S. State Department confirmed on Monday that three flights of rescued Americans had come from Haiti, and that more were expected on Tuesday.
A Florida Division of Emergency Management flight from Haiti landed early Sunday morning at Orlando International Airport with 21 Floridians rescued from the crisis. Hundreds more want to leave.
