New York, NY—Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), leaving 500,000 Haitians without work permits and deportations.
The temporary parole program will expire for individuals on August 3, 2025, and the termination will take effect on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition:
“The Trump administration’s decision to end TPS for Haiti is a cruel attack on Haitian New Yorkers and is another example of this administration’s ongoing efforts to destabilize immigrant communities and tear families apart. More than 125,000 Haitians live in New York. This move threatens the futures of Haitian New Yorkers who have lived, worked, raised families, and built their lives here. Haitians are our family members, neighbors, our healthcare workers, our business owners–people who are vital to the social and economic fabric of New York. Forcibly removing them and sending them back to the instability and violence they once fled is brutal and inhumane. The Trump Administration has no justifiable reason to put Haitian New Yorkers on a fast track to deportation other than politics and cruelty. We call on the New York Congressional Delegation and Congress to act now and provide permanent protections for all TPS holders and stand against Trump’s cruel policies.”