12/03/2026
The Trump administration is asking the United States Supreme Court to allow it to end deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants living in the United States. In a court filing submitted Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to block a lower court ruling that prevented the government from ending Temporary Protected Status, also known as TPS, for Haitians. TPS currently allows about 350,000 Haitians to live and work legally in the United States. The administration argues that lower courts are interfering with executive authority and blocking major immigration policy decisions. Officials also say immigrants benefiting from the program were always aware that the protection was temporary and could eventually be terminated.
The Supreme Court has now asked lawyers representing Haitian immigrants to respond to the request by Monday.
Attorneys for the Haitian immigrants say they are prepared to defend the program.
Geoff Pipoly, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs, says the facts and the law support their case and that they look forward to presenting their arguments before the Supreme Court.
Temporary Protected Status was created by Congress in 1990 and allows migrants from countries facing natural disasters, armed conflict, or severe instability to remain temporarily in the United States.
Haiti first received TPS designation in 2010 following the devastating earthquake that struck the country. The protection has been extended multiple times since then, including after the assassination of Haiti’s president in 2021, as the country continues to face gang violence, political instability, and widespread shortages.
Earlier this month, a federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from ending the program while the legal case continues. Judges ruled that Haitian immigrants could face serious harm if the protections were suddenly removed.
Many Haitians living in the United States under TPS have been here for years and help support family members back home.
Advocates say the situation in Haiti remains extremely dangerous and warn that deporting hundreds of thousands of people could have devastating consequences.
For now, the Supreme Court has not yet announced when it will make a decision, leaving many Haitian families across the country waiting anxiously for the outcome.
