No Borders NewsA federal judge on Aug. 5, 2026 allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for about 350,000 people from Haiti. TPS is a temporary immigration protection for people who cannot safely return to their home countries due to ongoing crises.
The change affects Haitian TPS holders who have been living and working in the United States under that protection. The ILRC says many people have already lost jobs after TPS ended for other groups, and that the Haitian TPS termination is likely to be followed by similar actions for other TPS-designated countries.
The ILRC also points to a U.S. State Department Level 4 travel advisory for Haiti, warning of serious risks such as crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and limited health care. The group argues these conditions are part of what originally led the U.S. to grant TPS for Haiti.
According to the ILRC, U.S. immigration authorities have begun steps toward detaining Haitian immigrants for deportation. In Ohio, the ILRC says Haitian TPS holders with pending asylum cases are being required to wear ankle monitors, which it describes as invasive digital surveillance.
TPS protections for four other countries—Lebanon, El Salvador, Sudan, and Ukraine—are still in place but are described as set to expire later in 2026. The ILRC says it will continue working with partners to provide legal information and resources as communities face disruption from these policy changes.