Federal judge confirms DHS can terminate TPS for Haiti

A federal judge confirmed Wednesday that her order halting the Trump administration from ending temporary protected status for Haiti was no longer in effect, more than a month after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to move forward with doing so.

Federal judge confirms DHS can terminate TPS for Haiti

TL;DR

  • A federal judge confirmed that an order halting the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti is no longer in effect.
  • The Supreme Court had previously allowed the Trump administration to end TPS for Haiti and Syria.
  • This decision affects an estimated 350,000 Haitians in the U.S.
  • Lawyers for the Haitian TPS holders stated they will continue to litigate constitutional claims.
  • The Supreme Court's ruling barred judicial review of non-constitutional claims related to TPS termination.