Stephen Miller says Trump admin will deport 'illegal alien Haitians' covered by TPS

WASHINGTON, DC: Stephen Miller said Haitian migrants currently living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would be deported to Haiti under a Donald Trump administration, making clear there would be no pathway to permanent legal status or amnesty for those covered by the humanitarian program.

Miller made the remarks as the Trump camp continues to outline its immigration agenda following a recent Supreme Court decision affecting humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants.

Stephen Miller says TPS holders will not remain permanently

Miller rejected the idea of allowing Haitian migrants with Temporary Protected Status to remain indefinitely in the United States.

According to his remarks, Haitian TPS recipients would be deported to Haiti under a Trump administration.

He also criticized the Biden administration's approach to Haiti, describing its policy as unconstitutional.

Miller further stressed that migrants covered under TPS should not expect legal status or amnesty, pointing out that the administration intends to treat the humanitarian program as exactly what its name suggests - temporary protection rather than a permanent pathway to remain in the country.

Supreme Court ruling puts renewed focus on TPS program

Miller's remarks follow last week's Supreme Court decision that could allow the Trump administration to move forward with deportations involving Haitian and Syrian migrants whose Temporary Protected Status had shielded them from removal.

Federal law allows the government to grant TPS to people unable to safely return to their home countries because of war, natural disasters or other extraordinary conditions.

The United States first granted Temporary Protected Status to Haitians after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Syrians later received the same protection after civil war erupted in their country in 2012.

The recent court ruling could affect an estimated 350,000 Haitian and 6,000 Syrian migrants who had been living and working in the United States under those protections.

Trump administration says TPS was never meant to be permanent

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin voiced the same position during an interview after the court's decision.

"Either try to fill out the paperwork and be here underneath a permanent status, or we'll help you get back to your country," Mullin said.

He added that the administration would provide transportation assistance, saying migrants choosing to leave would receive a plane ticket along with roughly $2,100 to help them re-establish themselves after returning home.

"We'll actually give you a plane ticket, plus roughly $2,100 to help you re-establish when you get there, but temporary protective status, according to the courts and in its name itself, is not permanent status," Mullin said.