Judge Blocks DHS From Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Immigrants

More than 500,000 Haitians are covered under the Temporary Protected Status program, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Illegal immigrants, including a pregnant Haitian woman seeking to give birth in the United States, are apprehended by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Yuma, Ariz., on Dec. 7, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

A federal judge on July 1 blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants before the program’s scheduled expiration date.

The Biden administration previously extended Haiti’s TPS designation until Feb. 3, 2026, citing gang violence, political unrest, and natural disasters, according to court filings.