PRESS RELEASE 

For immediate release 

June 27, 2025

Contact: press@alianzaamericas.org / (773) 638-4278

Chicago, IL – Today’s decision by the Department of Homeland Security to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, effective September 2, 2025, is a deeply troubling move that ignores the country’s worsening conditions and undermines decades of bipartisan humanitarian policy. In February, the administration began the process of vacating Haiti’s redesignation and extension, impacting more than 520,000 Haitian nationals who have built lives, families, and communities in the United States under this protection.

TPS for Haiti was redesignated twice since 2010 because the country's conditions have worsened systematically. The 2010 earthquake had a devastating impact on an already embattled country by poverty and armed conflict. The assassination of the president in 2021 precipitated a more profound political crisis after the closing of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in 2017. In 2024, more than 5,600 persons died as a result of gang violence, there were over 300 lynchings, and around 280 persons were summarily executed by the Police. As Haiti's situation worsened, President Obama, Trump, and Biden redesignated TPS for Haiti. TPS redesignations have not been an attraction force for Haitians to the U.S., as affirmed by Secretary Noem.

Earthquakes and violence have forced Haitians to flee, and following the letter and spirit of the law, three administrations, including the first of President Trump, redesignated TPS because a careful assessment of country conditions led them to conclude that this was the legally mandated outcome. This decision not only reverses that precedent, but also fails to uphold the spirit and letter of the law. Contrary to misleading claims, TPS has not been a pull factor for Haitian migration; rather, migration has been driven by violence and natural disasters forcing people to flee for their lives.

Ending TPS for Haiti will destabilize hundreds of thousands of families, tear apart communities, and put lives at serious risk. Instead of stripping protections from vulnerable populations, the U.S. must honor its humanitarian commitments and invest in long-term solutions that uphold human dignity and safety. The government claims that Haiti’s environmental situation has improved and Haitians can return. Haiti’s situation is a complex human rights and humanitarian crisis. Return is impossible. 

Alianza Americas condemns this irresponsible decision that will threaten the life and security of over 520,000 families. Haiti and Haitians are confronting complex challenges and they need the support and solidarity of governments and agencies. The U.S. is turning its back and pushing Haitians in the U.S. into great danger.

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Alianza Americas is a transnational network of migrant-led organizations in the United States. We advocate for social justice, equity and human rights in the Americas.