The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced it plans to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitians of their temporary immigration protections, despite acknowledging that certain conditions in the country “remain concerning”.

On Wednesday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) issued a notice in the Federal Register revealing its intent to sever Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitians on February 3.

Some 352,959 Haitian nationals and stateless people of Haitian origin are expected to be affected, according to government estimates.

The notice, currently in draft form, will become official on Friday.

In explaining its decision, the Department of Homeland Security sought to walk a fine line. On one hand, it argued that violent gang

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