Overview
- A federal judge on Wednesday vacated the injunction that had paused the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti, formally allowing the government to end the designation and proceed with enforcement.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department will detain and deport beneficiaries without other legal status, and reporting indicates ICE has already begun targeted actions against some former TPS holders.
- USCIS records show the TPS designation for Haiti took effect as terminated on July 27, removing work authorization and deportation protection for roughly 330,000 to 350,000 people unless they secure another status.
- Employers have started dismissing affected workers, notably in eldercare where certified nursing assistants were let go, while community groups such as Haitian Bridge Alliance are organizing emergency family plans and legal help.
- Advocates say the loss of TPS will cut remittances to Haiti and deepen local instability, and plaintiffs and some lawmakers continue to pursue legal and legislative remedies even as the administration moves to enforce the change.