On Monday, May 19, 2025, the United States Supreme Court finally granted the U.S. Department of Justice's request to lift the March 31, 2025, order of U.S. District Judge Edward Chen (an Obama appointee) suspending Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44598-haiti-flash-removal-of-tps-first-legal-defeat-for-the-trump-administration.html

In its order, the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to terminate the immigration protections (TPS) and work permits of 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States and paves the way for mass deportations…

The Supreme Court's decision, in favor of the Trump administration, has raised concerns among lawyers and migrant rights advocates about its potential consequences. This decision could affect more than half a million Haitians whose TPS status expires on August 3rd, 2025.

Despite this disappointment, immigration lawyers and advocacy organizations, who describe this decision as "terrible," are determined to pursue their appeal in court. They point out that other federal lawsuits are pending on behalf of more than a million migrants from more than a dozen conflict-affected countries. These migrants are covered by TPS and face the uncertainty of possible deportation.

"The Supreme Court did not explain what it found convincing" in Secretary of State Kristi Noem’s decision to revoke Venezuela’s TPS "and the precise impact of its ruling but, overall, this is not a good sign for consideration of the TPS statute and other TPS holders, like Haitians [...]," said Yael Schacher, Americas and Europe Director at Refugees International.

Sejal Zota, Legal Director of Just Futures Law, which initiated a March 2025 lawsuit against Trump and the Secretary of State on behalf of several Haitian TPS recipients, explained that the Supreme Court’s decision does not imply the designation of Haiti as a TPS recipient. The Supreme Court's decision only applies to the 350,000 Venezuelans who are TPS recipients. Zota adds that the Supreme Court did not consider the merits of the case and does not deprive the courts of their jurisdiction to consider these applications. Furthermore, the Court recognizes the right of some beneficiaries to challenge the termination of their work authorization documents.

On another front, the administration has petitioned the Supreme Court for a ruling on the humanitarian program that allowed 532,000 Cuban, Nicaraguan, Haitian, and Venezuelan beneficiaries to live and work temporarily in the United States for two years.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44598-haiti-flash-removal-of-tps-first-legal-defeat-for-the-trump-administration.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44852-haiti-flash-temporary-victory-against-trump-for-beneficiaries-of-the-biden-program.html

SL/ HaitiLibre