The Department of Homeland Security deported 162 people to Haiti on August 20, according to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. The deportation flight followed the June 2026 Supreme Court ruling upholding the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals, which was announced in June 2025.
TPS is a federal program that grants temporary legal status to nationals of designated countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disaster or other extraordinary conditions. The program had provided protected status for Haitian nationals, but DHS terminated the designation effective June 2025.
Among those deported were individuals with criminal convictions, according to DHS. The agency detailed criminal histories of some deportees, including convictions related to assault, sexual crimes, drug trafficking and gang activity.
The DHS announcement coincided with the launch of a voluntary departure program offering incentives for eligible individuals to leave the country. The program includes a $2,600 exit bonus, forgiveness of civil fines and penalties for failing to depart, and free flights home for those who use a CBP Home app to report their departure from the United States.
Those who do not participate in the voluntary program face arrest and deportation with a permanent bar to future entry to the United States, according to DHS.