He said he would monitor conditions in the Caribbean nation, but he added that the Haitian immigrants should prepare to return home next year. “I believe there are indications that Haiti — if its recovery from the 2010 earthquake continues at pace — may not warrant further . Haitians received the status after the 2010 earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people; it was renewed as their homeland grappled with a cholera epidemic, food shortages and acute poverty. Only Haitians who were in the United States by Jan. 12, 2011, the first anniversary of the earthquake, were eligible to apply for protected status. The Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake killed more than 200,000 people and destroyed much of the infrastructure.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2017 15:10 UTC