Overview
- A federal judge removed the injunction on Wednesday, August 5, allowing the administration’s July 27 termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti to take effect and removing the court order that had kept protections in place.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has publicly said the government will pursue departures or arrests of former TPS beneficiaries, signaling active enforcement in public remarks to NewsNation.
- Reported internal ICE guidance advised agents to delay street arrests based solely on TPS expiration while still permitting detention of people with prior removal orders, producing mixed operational signals within the agency.
- Employers have already begun dismissing Haitian TPS workers, with long-term care, hospitality, retail and logistics reporting immediate staffing losses that risk disrupting elder care and other services.
- USCIS has issued interim EAD instructions tied to separate court orders for other countries, plaintiffs continue to press constitutional and discrimination claims in ongoing litigation, and Congress retains the option to act but has not provided a legislative fix.