Overview
- U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued a stay that pauses the termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status, keeping protections and work authorization in place while the case proceeds.
- Reyes pointed to Secretary Kristi Noem’s derogatory social media post and a sparse administrative record, noting the lack of required interagency consultation and reliance on a brief email exchange.
- The ruling stressed current conditions in Haiti, referencing a State Department advisory that warns against travel due to kidnapping, crime, terrorist activity, civil unrest and limited health care.
- The Department of Homeland Security vowed to appeal the decision, with Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin saying, “Supreme Court, here we come,” and criticizing the ruling as “lawless activism.”
- Roughly 330,000 to 350,000 Haitian TPS holders are affected nationwide, many in Florida and New York, and analysts say ending TPS would remove lawful workers and strain sectors such as health care, construction and hospitality.