Haiti's TPS Designation

Federal Judge Upholds Block on Trump Administration’s Termination of Haitian 16-Year TPS for 350,000 Migrants

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 FR 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025).

Haiti’s TPS designation and related benefits were slated to terminate on Feb. 3, 2026. On February 2, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order staying the TPS Haiti termination. Miot et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-cv-02471-ACR, D.D.C.).

Haiti has had a TPS for 16 years. There is nothing "temporary" about that.

Under the previous administration, Temporary Protected Status was abused to allow violent terrorists, criminals, and national security threats into our nation.

TPS was never designed to be permanent, yet previous administrations have used it as a de facto amnesty program for decades.

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