Overview
- The TPS designation for Haiti is set to expire Tuesday, and U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes is expected to rule on a request to pause the termination while litigation proceeds.
- Hundreds packed Springfield’s St. John Missionary Baptist Church for a prayer rally where national faith leaders urged an extension, prompting a fire marshal to turn some attendees away for capacity limits.
- Springfield organizers have prepared church-based child care hubs, guardianship documents, and passport drives for about 1,300 U.S.-born children, alongside rapid‑response trainings for potential encounters with federal agents.
- Local officials asked any federal agents operating in the city to display identification and keep faces uncovered, while DHS reiterated the program’s end date and said no new enforcement operations in Springfield are announced.
- If protections lapse, Haitian TPS holders would lose work authorization and face arrest or removal proceedings, with community leaders and employers warning of family separations and labor disruptions in sectors such as healthcare and transit.