The Trump administration is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010 powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation.

The Liberal government has said it is aware of misinformation spreading via instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and through other social media platforms, much of which has targeted the Haitian population in the U.S.

Haitians who came to Canada, rather than the U.S., following the 2010 earthquake have already been subject to deportation for almost three years.