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Federal Judge Confirms TPS Termination for Haitian Nationals Can Proceed

The Supreme Court's June 2026 ruling effectively resolved the legal dispute, leaving approximately 200,000 Haitian TPS holders facing an uncertain immigration status with no current injunction in...

The Congressional Times · August 5, 2026

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, a Biden appointee serving in the District of Columbia, confirmed in a written order that her February 2026 ruling blocking the Trump administration from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals "is no longer in effect," according to reporting by the Washington Examiner dated August 5, 2026. The confirmation came more than one month after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing the administration to move forward with the TPS termination.

TPS is a humanitarian designation established under the Immigration Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C. § 1254a) that shields nationals of designated countries from deportation when conditions in their home nations — such as armed conflict or natural disaster — make safe return impractical. The Department of Homeland Security holds statutory authority to designate, extend, or terminate TPS for specific countries.

Judge Reyes issued the original injunction in February 2026, finding at that time that plaintiffs challenging the termination had demonstrated sufficient likelihood of success on the merits to warrant a temporary halt. The Supreme Court subsequently stayed that injunction, clearing the path for DHS to proceed. The district court's August 5 order formalizes that the lower-court block is no longer operative, consistent with the Supreme Court's prior action.

The Trump administration had moved to end TPS for Haiti as part of a broader review of TPS designations across multiple countries. DHS had argued that conditions in Haiti no longer met the statutory threshold requiring the designation. Advocacy groups representing Haitian TPS holders contested that determination, citing ongoing security and humanitarian conditions in Haiti.

Several material facts remain publicly unresolved. The precise termination date DHS intends to enforce for Haitian TPS holders has not been confirmed in a published Federal Register notice as of this writing; a forthcoming DHS Federal Register filing would specify that date. Additionally, whether plaintiffs intend to pursue further appeals or emergency relief at the Supreme Court is unknown; the docket for the underlying case before the district court and any pending certiorari petition would contain that information. The total number of individuals currently holding Haitian TPS is not confirmed in this order; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services publishes TPS beneficiary counts in its annual reports, which would be the authoritative source.

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