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Haiti Temporary Protected Status (TPS) · Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour Haïti

Authority: DHSTerminatedEnacted 2010-01-21Expires 2026-03-25tpsimmigrationdiasporaus-policycritical
US immigration designation allowing approximately 350,000 Haitians to reside legally in the United States. Originally designated after the 2010 earthquake, repeatedly extended until DHS issued a termination order on March 25, 2026. Currently under litigation with a court-ordered stay; Senate vote on extension (H.R.1689) pending and outcome-determinative.

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2026-07-20 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… number 25-1083 that the Trump administration may proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria overturning lower court injunctions in the District of Columbia and New York. This ruling clears the legal path for removal of TPS protections from m …

2026-07-19 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… unlikely. The status of work authorization for approximately 200,000+ Haitian TPS holders after July 10 is not confirmed in available sources. This represents an active legal and operational emergency for affected individuals and their emplo …

2026-07-18 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… VELOPMENT 4: U.S. POLICY POSTURE AND DIASPORA LEGAL UNCERTAINTY ANALYTICAL BODY Haiti Temporary Protected Status remains in acute legal uncertainty as of July 18, 2026. The Trump administration moved to terminate TPS; the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia i …

2026-07-17 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… the action. USCIS issued a formal update on July 10, 2026. More than 300,000 Haitian TPS holders are affected. Senators Whitehouse and Reed called for an extension on June 29; the House passed legislation led by Representative Pressley on June 19 w …

2026-07-16 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… (b)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which bars judicial review of TPS designation and termination determinations. Lower court injunctions from Washington D.C. and New York were overridden. USCIS issued an updated implementation guidance on J …

2026-07-15 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… review available under 8 U.S.C. Section 1254a(b)(5)(A) over executive TPS designation and termination decisions. The ruling's precise holding will determine whether lower courts retain authority to issue and maintain stays blocking TPS terminati …

2026-07-14 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… that had blocked the termination. As of 10 July 2026, USCIS confirmed that Haitian TPS beneficiaries retain their status and employment authorization pending further proceedings in Trump et al., No. 25-cv-02471-ACR in the D.C. District Court. Tha …

2026-07-13 · AYITI INTEL daily brief

… C BUFFER ANALYTICAL BODY DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti in November 2025, affecting more than 300,000 Haitian beneficiaries. A USCIS and E-Verify update issued on July 10 2026, three days before this brief, confirme …

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