"This is not the right time to be sending people back to Haiti," Bera told the Miami Herald. He added that TPS holders deported to Haiti "are going to be ripe targets for kidnapping as well" and said, "This would be a disaster to send folks back right now." Haitian security officials also warned lawmakers that gangs continue expanding their control while the recently established multinational Gang Suppression Force is still building operational capacity. The visit coincided with continuing violence across Haiti. The Department of Homeland Security has maintained that TPS for Haiti ended last week and has encouraged affected migrants to self-deport if they lack another legal basis to remain in the country.