Judge Allows Trump Administration to End Haiti TPS

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes officially allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians on Wednesday. The order follows a late June Supreme Court decision that reversed a previous ruling by Reyes which had blocked the government from ending the program.

As a result of the ruling, affected individuals have lost their legal authorization to work and are now subject to deportation to Haiti. The State Department has characterized Haiti as dangerous and unstable. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwaye Mullin announced that the government is actively pursuing these individuals for removal, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun targeting TPS holders and fitting some with ankle monitors.

The termination is expected to disrupt the hospitality, retail, and elder care industries, where many TPS holders worked as certified nursing assistants. While deportation protections have ended, legal proceedings continue as attorneys for the affected Haitians seek evidence to prove the administration acted with discriminatory intent.