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Judge Halts Trump Plan to End Haiti TPS, Preserving Protections for 350,000

The stay follows a finding that DHS likely preordained termination without the required interagency review.

Ana Reyes, nominee for district court judge in Washington, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 22, 2022. If confirmed Reyes would become the first Hispanic woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve as a district court judge in Washington. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Yronel Cabrerra walks with protesters during a candlelight vigil and interfaith prayer at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Jan. 28, 2026, as airport workers and faith leaders rally calling on the federal government to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
Protesters gather during a candlelight vigil, and interfaith prayer at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as airport workers and faith leaders rally calling on the federal government to extend temporary protected status for Haiti on Jan. 28, 2026. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)
Cuban and Haitian migrants en route to the United States leave the Migrant Care Center after receiving their laissez-passer to cross Honduran territory in Danli, 100 kms east of Tegucigalpa, on March 21, 2025. Cubans were privileged migrants in the United States after the 1959 revolution, but their benefits have been gradually limited in recent years. Now they are treated with no consideration by US President Donald Trump, who has put on hold the benefits of humanitarian programs created by his predecessor, Joe Biden, for migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti. (Photo by Orlando SIERRA / AFP)

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes granted a stay, declaring the termination "null, void, and of no legal effect" during the pause.
  • Her 83-page opinion said plaintiffs are likely to prevail and found it substantially likely Secretary Kristi Noem acted from hostility to nonwhite immigrants.
  • The ruling preserves work authorization and protection from detention and deportation for roughly 350,000 Haitian TPS holders as the case proceeds.
  • DHS denounced the decision as "lawless activism" and argues TPS was never meant as a de facto amnesty, asserting conditions allow termination.
  • Haitian communities, notably in Springfield, Ohio, had braced for ICE actions before the deadline, though DHS said it had no new operations to announce.