US sets deadline to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security says the gang-riddled Caribbean country is safe enough for Haitians to return.
Police officers and a neighbourhood watch member walk outside a police station that they share, at a residential area after gangs torched homes, amid a surge in violence that has displaced approximately 1.3 million people in six months, according to U.N. estimates, in Furcy, Haiti June 24, 2025. On Friday, the Trump administration announced that Haitian migrants would no longer get special protections and should return home to their country. [Reuters/Jean Feguens Regala]
Police officers and a neighbourhood watch member walk outside a police station in Furcy, Haiti, on June 24 [Jean Feguens Regala/Reuters]
Published On 27 Jun 2025
The United States government has announced it will terminate special protections for Haitian immigrants.
In a statement issued Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that, starting on September 2, Haitians would no longer be able to remain in the country under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation.
TPS allows nationals from countries facing conflict, natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstances to temporarily remain in the US. It also gives them the right to work and travel.
The designation is typically made for periods of six, 12 or 18 months, but that can be extended by the DHS secretary.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/27/us-sets-deadline-to-end-temporary-protected-status-for-haitian-immigrants
