Overview
- The D.C. district court lifted its injunction, aligning with the Supreme Court’s June decision and putting termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status into effect for roughly 330,000 to 350,000 people.
- The change has already stripped work authorization from many beneficiaries and prompted employers to lay off staff, with health care and elder‑care roles singled out as especially affected.
- Homeland Security and ICE have begun operational steps to locate and process former TPS holders, including mandatory in‑person check‑ins, reports of GPS ankle monitors being issued, and promotion of a $2,600 voluntary‑departure offer.
- Plaintiffs continue to press an equal protection claim that the administration’s termination was motivated by discriminatory intent and are pursuing discovery even though immediate TPS protections and work permits have ended.
- Advocates warn of urgent human and logistical problems if deportations proceed because the State Department advises against travel to Haiti, commercial flights are limited, and hundreds of thousands of U.S.‑based families and local economies face sudden disruption.