Federal Government Grants Temporary Protected Status to More Than 300,000 Haitians

More than 860,000 people from 16 countries are currently registered for Temporary Protected Status, including from Haiti, Venezuela, and Yemen.

Haitians gather outside the U.S. Embassy after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 9, 2021. Estailove St-Val/Reuters

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on June 28 that more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States would be given temporary legal status through Feb. 3, 2026.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas determined that an extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was warranted due to ongoing “extraordinary and temporary conditions.”