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Appeals court rules against Trump administration’s efforts to end protected status for Haitians
The court ruled DHS likely violated procedures and constitutional protections, allowing 350,000 Haitians to remain in the U.S. amid ongoing security and humanitarian crises in Haiti.
- On Friday, a 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit refused to pause a February 2 district court order, preserving protections for more than 350,000 Haitians.
- Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, moved in November to end Haiti's TPS as Haitian plaintiffs filed a class-action suit, and U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes blocked the termination in February.
- The majority highlighted the lack of evidence of irreparable harm by the government, while Judges Florence Pan and Brad Garcia noted deported Haitians face violence amid a 'collapsing rule of law'; Circuit Judge Justin Walker dissented, comparing the case to Venezuelan litigation.
- The administration is expected to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to allow termination to proceed as Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, testified on March 4, 2026, that conditions in Haiti do not prevent safe returns, though the program's future remains uncertain.
- Haiti's TPS program began after the 2010 earthquake and was most recently renewed in July 2024 due to economic, security, political, and health crises; plaintiffs face devastating risks including deportation and violence if protections end.
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Appeals court rules against Trump admin's efforts to end protected status for Haitians
A federal appeals court this week sided with a lower judge’s ruling against the Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protected status for roughly 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., issued the 2-1 ruling on Friday. “The government’s failure to meet its burden of demonstrating irreparable harm alone justifies denying emergency relief that would upend the status quo and increase uncertainty…
Major appeals court blasts the government, protecting thousands from a terrifying return to a 'collapsing rule of law'
A major U.S. appeals court has put the brakes on President Trump’s immigration crackdown, refusing to let it revoke legal protections for over 350,000 Haitians who are currently living and working in the U.S. This decision prevents them from being sent back to their home country, which is currently struggling with severe gang violence. A 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently rejected the administrat…
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Appeals court upholds protected status for 350,000 Haitians
A federal appeals court late Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling that the Trump administration had unlawfully terminated Temporary Protected Status for Haiti, giving a reprieve to the hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the United States.
Court rejects efforts to end protections for Haitians
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court sided with a lower judge's ruling against the Trump administration's efforts to end temporary protected status for roughly 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., issued the…
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