The Trump administration has rolled back an 18-month extension of deportation protections for over half-a-million Haitians currently residing in the United States, creating uncertainty and anxiety for recipients of the status.

The decision means that thousands of Haitians could be eligible for deportation in August. It comes as a similar move against Venezuelan migrants is challenged in court.

The decision means that about half a million Haitian migrants with Temporary Protected Status would lose their work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the U.S. by August.