Department of Homeland Security Rescinds TPS Extension for Haitians in the US

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration on Thursday announced that it will not be renewing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to Haitian nationals in the country.

This was disclosed by Kristi Noem, Secretary Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

“We are returning integrity to the TPS system, which has been abused and exploited by illegal aliens for decades….President Trump and Secretary Noem are returning TPS to its original status: temporary.”

The statement said that as part of this move “Haiti’s TPS will end on August 3, 2025, unless extended. This is part of President Trump’s promise to rescind policies that were magnets for illegal immigration and inconsistent with the law.”

This is the second time Noem has revoked an extension of Temporary Protected Status renewed under the Biden administration. 

TPS is a type of immigration status available to nationals of certain countries that allows aliens, even if they have entered he country illegally , the ability to live temporarily in the United States.

The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to designate a foreign country for TPS if there is an ongoing armed conflict , an environmental disaster or extraordinary and temporary conditions. 

More than 300,000 Haitians have TPS, which stems from the 2008 earthquake in Haiti, and their extension was granted until February 2026.

Shortly after the announcement was made, a lawsuit was filed   by a TPS organization challenging the Trump administration’s decision to revoke renewals for Venezuelans on TPS and the decision to not renew TPS for the group of 350,000 Venezuelans that is set to expire this spring.

There are roughly one million people with TPS status in the United States.