The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on March 11 to allow it to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians after an appeals court blocked the move.
TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary events to remain in the United States.
Under President Donald Trump, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken steps to end TPS for around a dozen countries, saying it was always intended to be temporary.
President Barack Obama’s administration first gave the TPS designation to Haiti in 2010 after that country was hit by a devastating earthquake. That country-specific designation was extended in subsequent years….