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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.
Federal Government Grants Temporary Protected Status to More Than 300,000 Haitians
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
T.J. Muscaro
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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.”

T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.