A federal judge on July 1 blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending Temporary Protected Status (TSP) 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.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reversed the decision in February, saying current conditions in Haiti no longer warranted the designation. Noem initially said Haiti’s TPS designation would end in August but later revised the expiration date to Sept. 2.
In a 23-page order issued July 1, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan ruled the move was unlawful, stating that Noem lacks either “statutory or inherent authority” to partially vacate a country’s TPS designation….