Trump's push to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians

In July 2025 a federal judge in Brooklyn blocked the administration's attempt to end the protections for Haitians ahead of schedule,^[6] and a judge in San Francisco ruled for 600,000 Venezuelans whose status had expired or was about to.^[7] In February 2026 another judge blocked the end of TPS for more than 350,000 Haitians,^[3] and the administration asked the Supreme Court to let it end the protections for Haitians and Syrians.^[8][9] In April the House voted to overturn the Haitian termination, with 11 Republicans joining Democrats,^[10][11] as the justices heard arguments.^[12]

On June 25 the Supreme Court cleared the way for the administration to end the status for Haitians and Syrians.^[4] Immigration officials prepared to expedite deportations,^[13] employers worried about losing workers,^[14] and in August a federal judge formally allowed the Haitian termination to take effect.^[15] New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized the move,^[16] and an ICE charter flight carried more than 160 Haitians to Cap-Haïtien.^[5] The effect on Springfield, Ohio, is followed in another arc.