Fed Judge Soon To Be Overturned Blocks Ending TPS For Haitians

By William Teach February 3, 2026 – 10:30 am

Yet again a liberal judge strikes
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s termination of protections for Haitians
A federal judge has paused for now the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians. The status, known as TPS, allows holders to live and work in the US and was set to expire after Tuesday.
In a harsh 83-page opinion, US District Court Judge Ana Reyes of the District of Columbia on Monday granted the request by five Haitian TPS holders to temporarily block the termination while the case works its way through the courts.
The plaintiffs are challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s termination, arguing the agency didn’t conduct the necessary review of whether it’s safe to return to Haiti before deciding to terminate the protection. The suit also alleges the agency’s decision stems, in part, from President Donald Trump’s “racial, ethnic, and national-origin animus towards Haitians.”
Reyes slammed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for referring to certain immigrants, including Haitians, as “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies” on X in December. Plus, the judge wrote, Noem “ignored Congress’s requirement that she ‘review the conditions’ in Haiti only ‘after’ consulting ‘with appropriate agencies.’”
The thing is, the TPS was given an 18 month extension, which is the norm for a TPS period, which ends today, February 3rd, 2026. It’s right there in the name: Temporary. It’s not permanent.
Haitian immigrants became eligible after an earthquake rocked the country in 2010. The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.
This has been going on for 16 years. How many are assimilating? How many are basically stuck in their 3rd (4th?) world shithole mentality? Why does no one else want to take them in? Why does the Dominican Republic have a big wall between the DR and Haiti? Heck, maybe it’s time to let the DR take over running the whole island so they can civilize the other part.

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