Haitians Dismissed From Jobs, Fit With Ankle Monitors After TPS Ends

Christopher Rhodes, Blavity

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Friday that the city was terminating the employment of Haitians working for the city who had lost their Temporary Protected Status designation. In a statement, Mamdani explained that “the City of New York was forced by federal law, as recently decided by the Supreme Court, to review the work authorization of Haitian T.P.S. holders and separate from any employees who have not established alternative paths to legal work.” Mamdani pledged in the statement that “the City will do everything in its power to support TPS recipients in this time of incredible instability,” such as pursuing alternative work authorizations or accessing healthcare, and he urged President Trump to restore TPS protections for Haitians. The New York Times notes that the number of people losing their public New York City jobs will be at least dozens and possibly hundreds.

Now that TPS has officially been revoked for Haitians, as well as a smaller group of Syrians in the United States, members of these communities face monitoring and possible deportation at the hands of agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Trump administration has come under pressure from its anti-immigrant supporters to move against Haitians. So far, ICE has mainly focused on the Haitian community in Springfield. Multiple videos, many attributed to FreedomNews.tv, have been circulating on social media of Haitians in the United States being fit with ankle monitors during ICE check-ins. One video shows several Haitians in Ohio displaying their ICE monitors, including a pregnant woman who was fitted with a monitor on her wrist instead of her ankle.

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