By Gabe WhisnantShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberThe Trump administration is again moving to end humanitarian protections for Haitians in the United States, saying their Temporary Protected Status will expire Feb. 3, according to a government notice published Wednesday. The decision comes despite escalating violence in Haiti that has displaced more than 1 million people.
The notice ending TPS for an estimated 353,000 Haitians said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem determined there were “no extraordinary and temporary conditions” in Haiti that would prevent people from returning. The Trump administration has sought to roll back most enrollment in the TPS program as part of a broader effort to restrict both legal and illegal immigration. During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump singled out Haitian migrants in the U.S., falsely claiming they were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
Former President Joe Biden extended TPS for Haitians in 2024, citing “simultaneous economic, security, political and health crises” driven by gang violence and the absence of a functioning government. That extension granted protections through Feb. 3, 2026.
...Shortly after Trump took office, Noem attempted to end Haiti’s TPS designation ahead of its scheduled expiration, but a federal judge blocked the move in July, ruling that Haitians’ interest in living and working in the United States “far outweigh” any potential harm to the government.
More than 1.4 million Haitians have been displaced amid ongoing violence and instability, according to the International Organization for Migration. UNICEF estimated in October that more than 6 million people—over half the population, including 3.3 million children—require humanitarian assistance.
The DHS notice acknowledged that “certain conditions in Haiti remain concerning,” including widespread displacement, but said allowing Haitians to remain in the U.S. “is contrary to the U.S. national interest.”
Updates: 11/26/25, 11:43 a.m. ET: This article was updated with new information and remarks.
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