Secretary Kristi Noem Revokes Temporary Protected Status For Haitian Migrants — All Must Leave by February Next Year
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the revocation of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of Haitian migrants.
The ruling, which will take effect on February 3, 2026, will impact more than 500,000 Haitians currently benefiting from the designation.
Haiti received this designation following a series of political crises and natural disasters, beginning with the devastating 2010 earthquake that shattered the nation and crippled its already fragile economy.
DHS acknowledged that “certain conditions in Haiti remain concerning,” but that the decision had been reached.
In its statement, the agency said that Secretary Kristi Noem had “determined that there are no extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti that prevent Haitian nationals (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) from returning in safety.”
The statement continued:
Moreover, even if the Department found that there existed conditions that were extraordinary and temporary that prevented Haitian nationals, from returning in safety, termination of Temporary Protected Status of Haiti is still required because it is contrary to the national interest of the United States to permit Haitian nationals …to remain temporarily in the United States.
After consulting with interagency partners, Secretary Noem concluded that Haiti no longer meets the statutory requirements for TPS.
This decision was based on a review conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, input from relevant U.S. government agencies, and an analysis indicating that allowing Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is inconsistent with U.S. national interests.
Based on the Department’s review, the Secretary has determined that while the current situation in Haiti is concerning, the United States must prioritize its national interests and permitting Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to the U.S. national interest.
NEWS | U.S. ends TPS for Haitians, ordering all beneficiaries to prepare for departure by February 3, 2026.
DHS says Haiti no longer meets the conditions for protection, putting more than 350,000 people at risk of losing legal status, work authorization, and deportation relief.… pic.twitter.com/WeZwXrG04O
— facesofhaiti • (@FacesOfHaiti_) November 26, 2025
Haiti is just one of several countries whose migrants have lost their TPS since Trump took office in January, as the adminstration seeks to follow through on its promise to deport vast swathes of America’s illegal immigrant population.
Just last week, the administration announced that it was ending TPS for people from Somalia, although the decision is only expected to affect around 700 people
Posting on Truth Social, Trump described the state of Minnesota, where they mostly reside, as a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity.”
“Send them back to where they came from,” he wrote. “It’s OVER!”
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