Immigrant rights activists are preparing to fight in court against the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status again. But they fear there’s less in President Donald Trump’s way this time.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday afternoon announced the administration’s decision to shorten TPS for Haiti, just as President Trump was hosting the White House’s Black History Month celebration. The move means that hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S. would be required to leave by August or become unauthorized immigrants without work permits.
During Trump’s first term, the courts largely blocked his efforts to revoke Temporary Protected Status for migrants. Though activists are unsure how courts will rule this time around, they say they plan to challenge each TPS-ending decision in court to both buy time for migrants to keep their status and for Congress to step in.