U.S. to Haitians: Go Home! U.S. immigration authorities have ordered 30,000 Haitians to get out. But that decree is easier said than done, according to Haitian officials, who say their impoverished, hurricane-slammed nation needs time to prepare for the return of its citizens. Following a three-month moratorium on deportations in early December, Customs officials have been sending deportees with valid passports back home, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The lack of travel documents has resulted in longer stays for Haitians in crowded detention centers, said a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Currently, there are about 600 Haitians being detained and more than 240 others under a form of house arrest whereas they’re being monitored with electronic ankle bracelets.