The Trump administration announced Thursday it has rolled back protections for roughly 500,000 Haitian migrants, hastening the end of their Temporary Protected Status by six months.

The decision, signed this week by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ends the protected status and work permits for the migrants in August, a move that could target them for deportation, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.

The Haitians are in the U.S. under a Biden administration-era program called humanitarian parole, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Biden administration in its waning days extended TPS for Haitians by 18 months — the max extension allowed — through February 2026. DHS’ action Thursday supersedes the Biden extension.

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