Overview
- Homeland Security announced the end of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status, setting an expiration date of February 3, 2026 for current beneficiaries.
- About 353,000 Haitians will lose work authorization and protection from deportation when the designation lapses unless they secure another lawful status.
- Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision after a USCIS review and interagency input that concluded continued TPS is inconsistent with U.S. national interests.
- DHS is urging affected individuals to report self-departures through CBP’s Home app, offering a complimentary plane ticket and a $1,000 exit payment.
- Haiti’s TPS began after the 2010 earthquake and was extended by the Biden administration in 2024 through February 2026, with the current move part of broader 2025 rollbacks of TPS for multiple countries.