Judge ends Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants

A federal judge formally lifted a court order on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals living in the United States and exposing them to potential detention and deportation. The decision by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., implements a June ruling from the Supreme Court, which found that federal law bars judicial review of such terminations by the Department of Homeland Security.

The move concludes a months-long legal and administrative effort to strip legal status from an estimated 350,000 Haitians. These individuals, who fled their country due to violence, political unrest, and natural disasters, now lose their authorization to work legally in the U.S. and face removal. The termination proceeds despite the U.S. State Department maintaining a "Level 4: Do Not Travel" advisory for Haiti, citing risks of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and limited healthcare.

Immigration advocates and attorneys describe the scale of the loss as unprecedented in modern U.S. history. They note that while temporary humanitarian protections have been granted in the past, there is no modern precedent for...