In U.S. Set to Deport Permanent Residents Over Alleged Support to Haitian Gang Leaders, Steve said that before the current Trump administration, trying to take away someone’s permanent resident status in this manner was “very rare.” Steve said it seemed unlikely that many Haitians would have their green card revoked as a result of the policy because of the difficulty of identifying them and then proving the affiliation in immigration court. “Three years from now, how many people from Haiti will be deported under this ground? I think very few,” he said.
