The Biden administration announced new temporary protected status for Haitians who arrived in the U.S. on or before June 3, 2024, to shield even those who entered the country illegally from being deported back to Haiti, which remains in the grip of gang violence. The move will shield an additional 309,000 Haitians living in the U.S. from deportation back to Haiti. The U.S. previously designated temporary protected status for Haitians who arrived in the U.S. before the 2010 earthquake and renewed the status of that group as recently as 2022.