The Trump administration, during the February 20, 2020 time, repealed the extension of Temporary Protected Status for over half a million Haitians, former president Joe Biden’s granting action.
Temporary Protected Status is provided to foreigners by the United States in case of the war, natural calamities, or any other condition regarding which returning home is impossible due to extraordinary conditions.
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Biden administration had further extended it for Haitians by 18 months-to February 2026, but it will now terminate on August 3.
“President Trump and I now return TPS to its original status-temporary,” said Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem in a statement from the department.
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“President Trump and I are returning TPS to its original status: temporary,” Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said in a department statement.
“This is part of President Trump’s promise to rescind policies that were magnets for illegal immigration and inconsistent with the law,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) statement said.
The number of Haitians eligible for protection has skyrocketed from 57,000 in 2011 to 520,694 in 2024, according to the US government’s estimates.
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The TPS extension afforded by Biden was “far longer than justified or necessary”, said a DHS spokeswoman.
Trump — who during his election campaign said that immigrants were “poisoning the blood” of the United States — quickly ordered a review of the whole TPS program on returning to office.
During his campaign, he made baseless claims that Ohio City had seen a recent influx of Haitian migrants who were stealing and eating residents’ cats and dogs.
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“The Trump administration is ripping stability away from half a million Haitians who have built their lives here —children, workers, parents, and neighbors who have become integral to American communities and contributed to our economy,” said Beatriz Lopez, Co-Executive Director of the Immigration Hub, an organization working on advancing policy solutions for aspiring citizens.
“This reckless decision doesn’t just harm them; it destabilizes the very businesses, families, and local economies that rely on them.”
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