The Department of Homeland Security announced that it will rescind Haiti’s extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, shortening the extension period to 12 months with a new end date of Aug. 3, 2025.

Key Points:

  • The Biden administration had previously extended and redesignated Haiti for TPS for 18 months, from Aug. 4, 2024, to Feb. 3, 2026.
  • DHS decided to partially vacate the Biden administration’s June 4, 2024, decision regarding the extension and redesignation of Haiti for TPS. This action could be subject to court challenges, like previous TPS termination efforts.
  • DHS stated that the decision was “part of President Trump’s promise to rescind policies that were magnets for illegal immigration and inconsistent with the law.”
  • The agency also published a notice to terminate Venezuela’s 2023 TPS designation last month, and the vacatur order is now subject to litigation.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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