ALERT: After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that Haiti no longer meets the conditions for its designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). See Termination of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg. 28760 (July 1, 2025). Haiti’s TPS designation and related benefits were slated to terminate on Sept. 2, 2025. However, on July 15, 2025, a single judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a final judgement in Haitian Evangelical Clergy Ass’n v. Trump, No. 25-cv-1464 (E.D.N.Y.), that makes the effective date of any termination no earlier than Feb. 3, 2026. The judge did so even though the Department of Homeland Security recently prevailed in the U.S. Supreme Court, 8-1, in a similar case. The Department of Homeland Security vehemently disagrees with this ruling and is working to determine next steps.
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