2026-01-06

The United States granted Temporary Protected Status to Haiti following the January 12 2010 earthquake that killed over 200,000 people and displaced 1.5 million. TPS has been repeatedly extended through subsequent administrations based on continued instability including the 2016 Hurricane Matthew, ongoing political crisis, and gang violence escalation. The Trump administration previously attempted to terminate Haiti TPS in 2018 but was blocked by federal courts.