Why is Trump so focused on Haiti? | CBC Radio
For years, hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the United States have been protected from deportation under a program known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. But, as of August, that protection is over as the Trump administration moves to deport Haitians en masse to a country still facing extraordinary political and humanitarian upheaval.
So, what explains the U.S.'s now centuries-long fascination with Haiti, and how does Donald Trump's contemporary immigration regime connect to that story?
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- For years, hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the United States have been protected from deportation under a program known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. But, as of August, that protection is over as the Trump administratio
- So, what explains the U.S.'s now centuries-long fascination with Haiti, and how does Donald Trump's contemporary immigration regime connect to that story?
- For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts.
- Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6
- It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.