The Department of Homeland Security is ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 350,000 Haitians living in the United States as of Sept. 2. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the TPS status for Haiti ends on Aug.

The Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for over half-a-million Haitians living in the United States has sent shock waves throughout South Florida, the beating heart of the Haitian community in the United States.

The move is part of President Donald Trump's effort to stage the largest mass deportation in history. About 128,000 Haitians in Florida have TPS.