‘Couldn’t breathe’: TPS holders fear they’re now deportation targets following Supreme Court ruling

Bogdan Hofbauer

When Harlaine, an emergency room and travel nurse, learned Thursday morning that the Supreme Court opened the door for the Trump administration to end immigration protections for Haitians like herself, she said the weight of the decision sliced through her. “I just couldn’t breathe. I think I stopped breathing for a few minutes, and it was just like a heaviness on my chest,” said Harlaine, a recipient of Temporary Protected Status since her mid-30s. The program provides temporary humanitarian