A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed President Donald Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protective Status for 1.3 million people in the U.S. from 17 countries, leaving Haitian communities in Norwich, New London and Bridgeport reeling from the news. TPS provides protection for people fleeing armed conflict and environmental disaster. Haiti was first given the status after a devastating earthquake in 2010 that left more than 300,000 people dead and more than a million homeless.