On July 8, 2026, Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development Program, spoke with DW News about the U.S. revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the deportation of thousands of Haitians.
COMMENTS FROM OROZCO:
“The immediate consequence, as has happened with the deportations of more than 250,000 Haitians from the Dominican Republic in the last two years, is to increase the country’s economic and labor force burden.”
“In general, remittances to Haiti sustain the day-to-day basics of the economy, food, health, housing and, for those who can, education. We must keep in mind that, in Haiti, the public education system is practically non-existent, and the private one is quite dysfunctional and depends on donations or limited contributions.”
“The issue of remittances, which should amount to 17 percent of Haiti’s GDP by 2026, is not only a question of aggregate volume, but of the number of households they receive, which by 2025 are at least 40 percent of the total. Haitians in the United States feel the pressure to support their families in the midst of the country’s economic scarcity and the fear of being deported, so they try to make a greater effort.”
“In the case of Haiti, taking into account these figures, the risk is lower than for other nationalities. The migrants with the most deportation orders issued come from countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador or Mexico, although TPS is still in place for Salvadorans.”
