US-based Haitians are buoyed but wary after a judge stops Trump from ending their protections
February 3, 2026
Haitians living in the U.S. were buoyed but wary after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration protections. The judge in Washington paused termination of temporary protected status, or TPS, for Haitians on Monday, a day before it was scheduled to end. The designation allows roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States. The Homeland Security secretary may grant the designation if home country conditions are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster, political instability or other dangers. President Donald Trump has targeted such protections for migrants from many countries.