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Here We Go Again: Wacky Federal Judge Blocks Early Termination Of TPS For Haitians

By William Teach July 2, 2025 – 7:00 am

Seriously, why bother fighting Trump on this: TPS for those from the failed state (can Haiti actually be considered a state at this point?) of Haiti ends September 2nd. They’re gone at that point

Judge blocks Trump’s early termination of temporary protections for Haitian immigrants



A federal judge in New York has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to strip immigration protections from Haitians fleeing instability in their country.
The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan preserves, for now, the Biden administration’s 2024 extension of the protections, known as “temporary protected status,” for up to 500,000 Haitians living in the United States.
Cogan’s 23-page decision is the latest legal development in the administration’s efforts to roll back TPS designations and other immigration programs that allow immigrants from countries facing humanitarian crises to live and work here legally. In a separate case, the Supreme Court in May lifted a lower-court ruling and allowed the administration to revoke a Biden-era TPS designation for about 350,000 Venezuelans.
Cogan’s decision came just four days after Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that the TPS designation for Haitians would expire effective on Sept. 2. Under the Biden administration’s extension, the designation was scheduled to expire on Feb. 3, 2026.

The initial 18 month designation was scheduled to end September 2nd. Biden, well, his people who made all the decisions, decided to throw a wrench into the Trump admin by extending it. And, here we go again with a federal judge deciding to make a nationwide decision. He can rule in his little fiefdom, which is from Brooklyn to the end of Long Island. And, let’s be clear, Cogan was appointed by Bush 43, so, probably a Trump hater. Let’s also not forget Bush was a big supporter of a pathway to citizenship, ie, amnesty.

The judge noted that Haitian TPS recipients have enrolled in schools, taken jobs and began medical treatment in reliance on the U.S. government’s previous representations about the duration of the protections.

So what? It’s called TPS, which means it ends. They should have been ready. And how many of them can speak English? How many act like they’re still in 4th World Haiti? How many are on the public dole, taking money from Americans who need it? Regardless, the order cannot apply beyond the Eastern District of NY. And, there will soon be a higher court ruling telling Cogan to take a seat, the TPS ends September 2nd.

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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending legal status for more than 500,000 Haitians

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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending legal status for more than 500,000 Haitians

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's move to terminate the protected status of more than 520,000 Haitians.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the move, affecting over half a million Haitians who fled the country due to government collapse and gang violence, last Friday. District Court Judge Brian Cogan in New York blocked the move on Tuesday, arguing that the agency hadn't provided enough notice for it.

"When the Government confers a benefit over a fixed period of time, a beneficiary can reasonably expect to receive that benefit at least until the end of that fixed period," according to the 23-page ruling.
The DHS had preempted the argument, saying that TPS was always understood as a temporary program, so "the termination of a country's TPS designation is a possibility beneficiaries must always expect."
The agency had also argued that conditions in Haiti had improved enough to allow the repatriation of refugees.
“The environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home,” DHS said. “We encourage these individuals to take advantage of the Department’s resources in returning to Haiti, which can be arranged through the CBP Home app. Haitian nationals may pursue lawful status through other immigration benefit requests, if eligible.”

The Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, which filed the lawsuit that prompted Cogan's ruling, praised the decision as an "important step" but said more action was needed.
"We will keep fighting to make sure this decision is upheld," the union's president, Manny Pastreich, said in a statement obtained by the Associated Press. "We will keep fighting for the rights of our members and all immigrants against the Trump Administration — in the streets, in the workplace, and in the courts as well. And when we fight, we win."
TPS allows refugees in the United States to obtain work permits and live without fear of deportation until conditions in their home countries improve. The U.S. has TPS designations for 17 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Cameroon, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, Lebanon, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Yemen. The DHS has also announced it will remove Afghanistan and Venezuela from the list.

TPS is in place for six to 18 months and is subject to renewal. Haiti was first given the TPS designation after the devastating 2010 earthquake, after which it has been renewed.
Haiti, ruled by a presidential council formed after the assassination of the last president, Jovenel Moise, on July 7, 2021, has been in a state of anarchy for years. The presidential council wields little power, and actual power belongs to brutal gangs centered in the capital. The United Nations warned that so much of the capital is in the gangs’ hands that it risks falling into complete criminal control.

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There are roughly 15,000 heavily armed gang members menacing the country, belonging to about 200 gangs.
Haiti, long plagued by violence and instability, is facing one of its greatest crises yet. Over 10,000 people have been killed in violence since 2021, with 5,600 being killed last year alone, according to the U.N.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending legal status for more than 500,000 Haitians