Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a United States program that provides protection from deportation and work permits to citizens of countries facing extraordinary conditions, such as armed conflict or natural disasters. Haiti has been a beneficiary of this status due to the political and social instability that has affected the country in recent years.
On February 20, 2025, the administration of President Donald Trump announced the revocation of the extension of TPS for Haiti, which had previously been extended until February 2026 by the administration of Joe Biden. This decision affects approximately 500,000 Haitians residing in the United States under this status, leaving them vulnerable to deportation beginning in August 2025.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem justified the revocation by arguing that the previous administration's extension of TPS had been unnecessary. Noem claimed that TPS had been misused, automatically extending status without considering current conditions in beneficiaries' home countries.
Haiti has been designated for TPS since 2010. Data shows that each extension of the country's TPS designation allowed more Haitian citizens, even those who entered the U.S. illegally, to qualify for legally protected status.
In May 2011, DHS estimated that 57,000 Haitians were eligible to apply for TPS. In August 2021, DHS estimated that 155,000 Haitians were eligible under the new designation. And by July 2024, the estimate had jumped to 520,694
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