TPS Holders From Other Countries in Danger of Deportation
(Washington)—Last month the Supreme Court betrayed Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders when it greenlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians who cannot return to their native countries due to violence and natural disasters. A federal judge on Aug. 5, 2026 officially allowed the Trump administration to terminate TPS for approximately 350,000 Haitians, putting them in immediate danger of being deported. Many Haitian TPS holders have already lost their jobs in the U.S.
The Trump administration has already ended TPS for approximately one million people from 13 countries and federal authorities have wasted no time in targeting these immigrants for immediate enforcement and deportation. What is happening to Haitian immigrants now will no doubt be replicated for other immigrant communities. Four countries still have TPS designations, but they're set to expire later this year: Lebanon, El Salvador, Sudan and Ukraine.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) once again condemns the administration’s decision to end TPS protections for countries where conditions remain too dangerous for return and the clear racial animus underlying their efforts to end this program generally. The State Department has issued a Level 4 travel advisory warning people that traveling to Haiti runs the risk of “crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and limited health care.” These are exactly the conditions that warranted TPS for Haiti in the first place.
Regardless of the US government’s own warning, ICE has begun the process of detaining Haitian immigrants for deportation. In Ohio, Haitian TPS holders who also have pending asylum applications are now being forced to wear ankle monitors, a form of digital surveillance which is dehumanizing and invasive. This shows a staggering disregard for the lives and safety of Haitian immigrants.
The ILRC will continue to work with partners to ensure resources and legal information are available to communities impacted by these devastating, disruptive and dramatic policy changes and we continue to condemn the Trump administration’s racist and inhumane mass deportation agenda. Haiti is not an isolated case. Several countries designated for TPS continue to face conditions that make returns unsafe. This is why TPS exists–to protect people from being sent back to countries experiencing crises.