"Relief rippled through Haitian communities and advocacy groups Monday after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration protections for Haitians, a move that would have stripped work authorization and deportation protections from more than 350,000 people across the country. Originally set to expire Monday, Feb. 3, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has allowed Haitians to remain and work in the United States since it was granted following the 2010 earthquake."
"U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, in Washington, D.C., granted a request Monday to pause the termination as a lawsuit challenging the administration's decision moves forward. For Guerline Jozef, co-founder and executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, the ruling brought a sense of relief. "I felt happiness for the community because they were able to go to sleep last night - knowing that today, the world wasn't going to be pulled from under them," she said."
Relief and concern followed a federal judge's decision to pause the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, protecting work authorization and deportation relief for more than 350,000 people. TPS was first granted after the 2010 earthquake and was set to expire Feb. 3. Conditions in Haiti have deteriorated, including a state of emergency since March 2024 and a Level 4 travel advisory because of gang violence, kidnappings, and a worsening humanitarian crisis. The pause came as a lawsuit challenging the administration's decision moves forward. Haitian TPS holders are integral to U.S. sectors such as health care, transportation, and caregiving, raising concerns about workforce impacts.
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