When Crisis Becomes Permanent: Haiti and Temporary Protective Status

He warned that "There is currently no possibility for a safe, dignified and sustainable return of Haitians who are abroad" and that "their country is much more dangerous than the one they fled".

The government cannot tell Americans that Haiti is too dangerous to visit and tell Haitians that it is safe enough to live in. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, the U.S. positions itself as a defender of vulnerable people and endorses the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect. Meanwhile, the government sends people back to a country DHS itself calls too dangerous to visit.

AmericasWoodjana LaroseOctober 21, 2026TPS, Haiti, Caribbeans, Humanitarian Crisis