DHS warns Haitians with terminated Temporary Protected Status face deportation options, as NYC dismisses city workers affected by the Supreme Court ruling. "Temporary Protected Status was meant to be just that, TEMPORARY. The full scale of the impact remains unclear, but officials cautioned the number of affected workers could reach into the hundreds. The Temporary Protected Status programme had previously allowed more than 350,000 people from Haiti and Syria to live and work legally in the United States while their home countries faced humanitarian crises. US to sanction foreigners who overstay visasEarlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had warned against overstaying visas.