Trump Admin to 'Pursue the Removal' of Green Card Holders: What to Know
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The Trump administration announced plans to deport certain lawful permanent residents after identifying their involvement with Haitian gang leaders connected to a United States-designated terrorist organization.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said some lawful permanent residents had collaborated with leaders of Viv Ansanm, an armed coalition that controls much of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. The organization was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Trump administration in May.
"The United States will not allow individuals to enjoy the benefits of legal status in our country while they are facilitating the actions of violent organizations or supporting criminal terrorist organizations," Rubio said in a statement on Monday.
Why It Matters
The administration is enacting President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration agenda after he pledged to voters he would remove millions of migrants without legal status. Mass deportations are a core element of the Republicans' immigration policy.
The State Department has revoked green cards and student visas as part of its widespread effort to conduct these deportations.
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet in the Oval Office of the White House on July 16, 2025.
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet in the Oval Office of the White House on July 16, 2025.
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What To Know
Following this determination, the Department of Homeland Security can pursue the deportation of lawful permanent residents, also known as green-card holders, under section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Rubio said.
The decision comes after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of Haitian national Pierre Reginald Boulos, a lawful permanent resident, for allegedly violating the Immigration and Nationality Act and "contributing to the destabilization of Haiti."
Boulos allegedly did not disclose his involvement in the formation of the Haitian political party Mouvement pour la Transformation et la Valorisation d'Haïti in his application for lawful permanent residency, according to a press release issued by ICE.
He was also referred for prosecution by Haiti's Unit for the Fight Against Corruption in connection with the alleged misuse of loans, according to immigration authorities. Officials say this supports an additional ground of removability based on misrepresentation. He is currently in ICE custody.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti in June. The move will impact more than 520,000 Haitian nationals living in the U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the designation will expire on August 3, 2025, with the termination taking effect on September 2, 2025. The move reverses an 18-month extension granted under former President Joe Biden, which would have extended protections through February 2026.
More than 500,000 Haitian nationals now face the possibility of being returned to a country grappling with political instability and widespread gang violence.
Armed gangs now control roughly 80 percent of Port-au-Prince, after the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Nearly 5,000 people were killed in Haiti between October 2024 and June 2025 as gang violence escalated across the country, according to a report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
What People Are Saying
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a statement: "I am pleased to announce the latest U.S. actions against individuals whose presence and activities in our country have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.
"Specifically, the Department of State has determined that certain individuals with U.S. lawful permanent resident status have supported and collaborated with Haitian gang leaders connected to Viv Ansanm, a Haitian Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Viv Ansanm is a driver of the violence and criminality in Haiti contributing to the island's instability.
"These new actions demonstrate the Trump Administration's firm commitment to protecting the American people, advancing our national security interests, and promoting regional security and stability."
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