The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on June 28 that more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States would be given temporary legal status through Feb. 3, 2026.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas determined that an extension and redesignation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was warranted due to ongoing “extraordinary and temporary conditions.”
Applications for temporary legal status will be opened on July 1 to an estimated 309,000 additional Haitian nationals and individuals the DHS identifies as “having no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti” who have been in the United States before or since June 3.
They will also be able to apply for employment authorization and travel authorization….