A United States federal judge has blocked the Donald Trump-led administration from ending legal protections for more than 350,000 Haitians living in the United States, a move that would have exposed them to possible deportation to a country plagued by gang violence. US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, DC, on Monday halted the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to terminate Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Temporary Protected Status is granted to nationals of countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary conditions. Temporary means temporary and the final word will not be from an activist judge legislating from the bench,” she said. In November, the administration again sought to end Haiti’s TPS designation, arguing there were “no extraordinary and temporary conditions” preventing return.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 03, 2026 15:48 UTC