Trump hat Haitianer legal in Amerika leben, die sich Sorgen um sein Vorgehen machen

**From Garry Pierre-Pierre, a Pulitzer-prize winning multimedia and entrepreneurial journalist who founded the Haitian Times:**

Since [Trump’s initial flurry of executive orders ](https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-executive-orders-day-1-list-rcna188264)related to immigration and deportation, Haitians across the United States have found themselves in a precarious state, as hundreds of thousands wonder if they’ll be stripped of their legal status and deported. This community, which had found in the U.S. refuge from [the rampant gang violence plaguing Haiti](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/haiti-prime-minister-gangs-barbeque-rcna143596), now faces a new threat: the long arm of U.S. federal agents, determined to toss them back to a country still grappling with profound instability. 

[The fear has been palpable](https://www.msnbc.com/way-too-early/watch/trump-on-haitian-migrants-they-have-to-be-removed-220758597577) since Trump won the election in November. People go to work with the gnawing anxiety of potential exposure. Also, [nightlife, once a vibrant part of the community](https://haitiantimes.com/2025/02/03/brooklyn-little-haiti-feels-deportation-fear/), has dwindled and been replaced by a pervasive sense of unease. Even church pews, traditionally a source of solace and strength, are thinning out each Sunday. The surge of anxiety hangs heavy in the air, a suffocating presence over established enclaves along the eastern seaboard and newer communities in heartland towns. 

**Read more:** [https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/haitians-united-states-trump-immigration-tps-rcna193873](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/haitians-united-states-trump-immigration-tps-rcna193873)