Federal authorities have started summoning Haitian migrants who recently lost their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to immigration offices and are placing some of them under ankle monitors to track their movements. This action follows the Supreme Court's decision allowing the Trump administration to terminate TPS for approximately 350,000 Haitian migrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun calling these individuals for check-ins with ICE officers, who are implementing the ankle monitoring system, as reported by The Washington Post.
TPS had permitted many Haitian migrants to legally reside and work in the United States for over a decade while protecting them from deportation. The Trump administration has directed federal immigration agents to prioritize the arrest and deportation of Haitians. Many of these individuals have not yet appeared before immigration judges or received formal deportation orders. Some have been enrolled in ICE's Alternatives to Detention program, which utilizes GPS ankle monitors to ensure compliance with immigration proceedings.
As of July 11, nearly 54,000 migrants were fitted with ankle monitors through this program, according to ICE statistics. In comparison, around 30,000 migrants were monitored in September 2025, and 17,000 in September 2024.
Activists report that an estimated 50 to 60 Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, a center for the migrant population, have received orders for check-ins, as noted by the Springfield News-Sun. During the 2024 campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump referenced unverified claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield and vowed to revoke their TPS if elected.
While DHS did not confirm whether it is specifically targeting Haitians with ankle monitors, it criticized TPS as a "de facto amnesty program." A spokesperson stated, "Every day, DHS is conducting law enforcement activities across the country to keep Americans safe. DHS does not discuss ongoing or future operations." The spokesperson also emphasized that TPS is intended to be temporary and that the agency is now encouraging Haitians to voluntarily leave the country through a self-deportation program, stating, "What we would say now is it’s closing time, which means you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here."