Trump administration moves up TPS expiration date for Haitian migrants
The Trump administration has moved up the expiration date for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and the program is now set to expire in August 2025, according to a memo obtained by ABC News. The program, which allows Haitians to temporarily live in the United States due to credible fear in their home country was set to expire in February 2026 after former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended the designation in 2024.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will have to decide whether she will extend the program by June 4, or let it expire and subject over 500,000 Haitians in the United States to possible deportation in August.
The status of Haitian migrants became a flashpoint during the 2024 campaign, after Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump spread false rumors that migrants were stealing and eating people's pets in Springfield, Ohio.
Haitians have had TPS protections for over 15 years, according to the DHS memo.
-ABC News' Luke Barr






