Legal protections for nearly 350,000 Haitians at risk as US Supreme Court nears ruling

By: Medill News Service

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 1,427

Last Updated: 21 hours, 34 minutes ago

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By Kaitlin Bender-Thomas/Medill News Service

WASHINGTON — Even with a valid driver’s license, Maryse Balthazar knows she lacks protection from what she dreads most: deportation back to Haiti.

Balthazar, a nursing assistant, often hesitates to leave her home in South Florida, worried that something as simple as a broken taillight could upend the life she’s spent 16 years building in the United States.

“If you get stopped for a traffic violation, what's going to happen to you?” …

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