LatinNews Daily - 28 November 2025

*US politicians and civil rights groups have lambasted the 26 November announcement by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that it was again terminating the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation, which was granted to Haiti in 2010 following a devastating earthquake, blocks the deportation of people from countries experiencing “ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or extraordinary and temporary conditions” that “prevent its nationals from returning safely”. In September a US district court judge Edward Chen ruled that a previous DHS attempt to strip TPS from Haitians was unlawful. In February the DHS rescinded an extension of TPS for Haiti and in June announced the termination of the benefit altogether. However, a 26 November DHS press release states that the DHS is “newly” terminating TPS, effective 3 February 2026. It states that “certain conditions in Haiti remain concerning”, citing reports that 1.3m people (approximately 12% of Haiti’s population) are internally displaced due to escalating gang violence. However, it stated that the US “must prioritize its national interests” and “permitting Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to the U.S. national interest”. DHS estimates that there are approximately 352,959 nationals of Haiti (and “aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti”) who hold TPS under Haiti's designation. US Representative Frederica Wilson (D-FL) described the announcement as a “cruel decision that we must fight to reverse” while US-based lobby group Haitian Bridge Alliance called it “dangerous, premature, and morally unacceptable”.

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