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Haitian TPS holders in Maryland face deportation after US protection ends

Church attendance in Salisbury drops as ICE enforces removal of 350,000 Haitians after Temporary Protected Status expires

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Haitian TPS holders in Maryland face deportation after US protection ends

What this story says

  • The US ended Temporary Protected Status for Haitians on 27 July 2026, affecting about 350,000 people who had lived and worked legally in the country.
  • In Salisbury, Maryland, a church serving the Haitian community reported Sunday service attendance dropped by more than half after the protections expired.
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement is fitting Haitians with ankle monitors and detaining them, according to advocates and local reports.
  • The Supreme Court ruled on 25 June 2026 that the government could proceed with ending TPS, triggering confusion over enforcement timelines.

Who covered it

Left 45%(13)Centre 52%(15)Right 3%(1)

Percentages are shares of the 29 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .

Trust

68/100

Craft

87/100

Hype

15/100

29 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

Only 1 of the 29 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

The Word of Life Center in Salisbury, Maryland, cancelled a bridal shower and English-language classes after the US government ended Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. The church, which serves the local Haitian community, saw Sunday service attendance fall by more than half. Pastor Roosevelt Toussaint said the drop was due to fear of arrest and deportation.

About 350,000 Haitians in the US lost legal status when TPS protections expired on 27 July 2026. In Salisbury, where roughly 10% of the 33,000 residents are Haitian, many work in poultry plants, as farmworkers or caregivers. The Department of Homeland Security said TPS was always intended to be temporary and had become a "de facto amnesty program".

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun enforcing removals, according to advocates. Haitians are being called into ICE offices to be fitted with ankle monitors or detained. Some have been arrested at supermarkets and gas stations. The Supreme Court ruled on 25 June 2026 that the government could end TPS, which had been granted after a 2010 earthquake.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mentioned the 27 July expiry of work permits or the Supreme Court ruling on 25 June 2026. None of the centre-rated digests reported ICE’s statement that TPS was never intended to be permanent. The Washington Examiner’s digest did not name the 10% Haitian population in Salisbury or their roles in the local economy.

Tags:#TemporaryProtectedStatus#HaitianImmigration#ICEEnforcement#Maryland#USImmigrationPolicy

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 5 Aug 2026, 16:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

13 rated outlets

  • All 12 left-rated digests led on the impact on the Haitian community in Salisbury. They reported the drop in church attendance, the cancellation of community events, and the fear of deportation. The Associated Press and My Mother Lode full reports quoted Pastor Roosevelt Toussaint calling the situation "harrowing" and saying deportation would be "tantamount to a death sentence".
  • The left-rated digests carried statements from Haitian TPS holders describing fear of leaving home and from advocates who said ICE was using ankle monitors and detentions. NPR’s digest focused on the economic impact, reporting that businesses and consumers would soon feel the loss of workers. The reports named the Supreme Court ruling and the 27 July expiry of work permits.

Centre

15 rated outlets

  • All nine centre-rated digests led on the same details as the left: the drop in church attendance, the cancellation of events, and the fear of deportation. My Mother Lode, a centre-rated outlet, published the full report, which quoted Pastor Toussaint and described the community’s economic contributions. The digests named the 350,000 Haitians affected and the Supreme Court ruling.
  • None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the economic impact on businesses or consumers. None quoted ICE’s statement that TPS was never intended to be permanent.

Right

1 rated outlet

  • The Washington Examiner’s digest led on ICE enforcement in Ohio, where Haitians were fitted with ankle monitors. It reported that the Trump administration was moving to remove the 350,000 Haitians whose protections had expired. The digest did not mention the church in Salisbury, the drop in attendance, or the cancellation of community events.

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15
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Right

1

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0

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