rewrite this title The Crisis I Witnessed in Haiti

When patients can reach health facilities, the needs are immense. On some mornings, hundreds of people line up outside Doctors Without Borders’ Cite Soleil hospital, seeking everything from emergency care to follow-up appointments for chronic conditions like diabetes or hypertension. Admissions to our main sexual violence clinic in Port-au-Prince have nearly tripled since 2022, to more than 250 per month. 

Nearly 1.5 million people have now fled their homes because of violence and are sheltering in other locations across Haiti, according to UN estimates. Groups of families with up to 40 people are sharing single rooms in public buildings such as schools. Others are living in makeshift camps. 

Our teams, who provide care to displaced people through mobile clinics, have also seen a rise in scabies linked to the lack of clean water and poor living conditions.

Before the Supreme Court, the Trump Administration argued that Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals should be terminated, despite the severe insecurity and humanitarian crisis that persist in Haiti today. As an organization of doctors, nurses, and humanitarian aid workers, we see firsthand what people in Haiti face every day. Our message is clear: people should not be returned to places where violence and insecurity make it unsafe to live, work, or access basic services, including medical care. That reality should guide any decisions about the future of TPS.