March 31, 2026
The administration of President Donald Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States in an effort to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals living in the United States. The measure affects more than 350,000 beneficiaries currently protected from deportation.
This move comes after several lower courts refused to uphold the government’s decision to terminate TPS for Haiti. The courts had blocked the program’s expiration, which had initially been scheduled for early February.
Last week, a federal appeals court sided with Haitian plaintiffs who accuse the Department of Homeland Security of acting with discriminatory intent in attempting to eliminate these protections. At the same time, the U.S. government has asked the high court for expanded authority to end TPS in several similar cases.
Created after the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince, the program allows nationals of countries in crisis to live and work legally in the United States. According to data from the Congressional Research Service, approximately 330,000 Haitians were still benefiting from this status in 2025, a large proportion of them residing in the state of Florida.
