US Extends TPS Granted to Haiti Until February 2026 Following a Judge’s Decision
Haitian migrants arriving the US. Photo: X
July 20, 2025 Hour: 5:29 pm
The U.S. government has extended until February 2026 the protections stipulated under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for around half a million immigrants from Haiti, after a judge blocked the decision by President Donald Trump’s administration to end the program.
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“The TPS designation for Haiti and related benefits were scheduled to expire on September 2, 2025,” indicates an alert from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which adds that after the decision of a federal court in the Eastern District of New York, “the effective date of any termination will not be earlier than February 3, 2026.”
The DHS announced in June its intention to end deportation protections and work permits for approximately 521,000 Haitians who were protected by this status, after the government of former President Joe Biden (2021-2025) extended the benefit until 2026.
In the communication published on Friday on its website, the DHS insisted on its disagreement with the judge’s order and noted that last May the Supreme Court set a precedent in its favor when it gave the Trump Administration the green light to revoke the TPS that protects more than 300,000 Venezuelans.
The DHS warned that it “strongly disagrees with this decision” of the federal court in New York regarding the fate of Haitian immigrants and reported that it “is working to determine the next steps” in this case.
The TPS is a protection granted to citizens of a certain country who migrate to the United States due to a natural disaster or an armed conflict, and it allows them to live and work in the country until the date that the U.S. government considers they can return safely.
Kristi Noem, DHS secretary, changed the extension period of the TPS granted by Biden, setting August 3 as the end date and encouraging beneficiaries to self-deport until September 2. Haiti has been designated for the TPS on several occasions due to crises such as the 2010 earthquake and instability caused by gang violence.
The US government has decided to end the protection program for Haitian citizens, arguing an improvement in the environmental situation of Haiti that allows their safe return. This decision adds to the end of the ‘humanitarian parole’ decreed by the Supreme Court, which affected immigrants from several countries, including Haiti.
Source: EFE
