Haiti's TPS Protection Is Gone. Here's What the 300,000 Plus Haitians in the U.S. Need to Know Now

US and Haitian flags lay next to each other in a store in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on July 29, 2026. Tens of thousands of Haitians faced the prospect of leaving the United States or being deported, with the special protected status allowing them to live and work legally in the country set to expire on Aug. 3, 2026. The US Supreme Court said last month the Trump administration could end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and some 6,000 Syrians without judicial review, although the impact of the decision could apply to migrants from many other backgrounds. (Credit: Photo by Ryan MURPHY / AFP via Getty Images)

Temporary Protected Status for Haiti is no longer just scheduled to end — it has ended. On Aug. 5, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes, who had spent months blocking the Trump administration from stripping away the designation, confirmed that her stay was no longer in effect, closing out months of legal wrangling and leaving upward of 300,000 Haitian nationals without deportation protection or work permits, seemingly overnight. Government filings have put the figure as high as 348,000, while other estimates from news organizations and advocacy groups run as high as 350,000.

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