United States | Haiti TPS designation termination effective Sept. 2

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti effective Sept. 2, 2025.

Key Points:

• The TPS designation for Haiti was set to expire on Aug. 3, 2025, but will now terminate on Sept. 2, 2025.
• After interagency meetings, the Secretary of Homeland Security determined that Haiti “no longer continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS.”
• If eligible, Haitian nationals (and individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) can pursue other lawful options to remain in the United States.
• Through the notice, DHS automatically extends the validity of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) previously issued under the TPS designation of Haiti through September 2, 2025. The notice states that as continued proof of employment authorization through Sept. 2, 2025, Haitian TPS beneficiaries can show their EADs that have the notation A-12 or C-19 under “Category” and a “Card Expires” date of Feb. 3, 2026; Aug. 3, 2025; Aug. 3, 2024; June 30, 2024; Feb. 3, 2023; Dec. 31, 2022; Oct. 4, 2021; Jan. 4, 2021; Jan. 2, 2020; July 22, 2019; Jan. 22, 2018; or July 22, 2017.

Additional Information: In February, DHS rescinded Haiti’s extended TPS designation, shortening it to Aug. 3, 2025. The official notice for Termination of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status was published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025.

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

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