Community leaders expressed concerns as one of the largest deportation flights they had witnessed took place. The flight included many individuals who were detained in recent weeks. This marked the first deportation to Haiti since the Trump administration halted humanitarian protections for 350,000 Haitian nationals residing in the United States.

The flight, which landed on Thursday in Haiti, signifies escalating immigration enforcement actions. Activists are raising alarms as immigration arrests appear to be increasing.

A Haitian flag was recently seen in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Brooklyn, symbolizing the deep cultural ties and concerns of the Haitian community in the United States.