2026-02-17
TALKING POINTS
18 state AGs filed amicus brief on February 16 opposing Trump administration TPS termination
effort.
D.C. Circuit ruling expected this week on government motion to overturn stay.
TPS holders benefit from two independent legal protections -- Judge Reyes's stay and the Ninth
Circuit January 28 ruling.
Termination of TPS for 350,000 Haitians would directly impact remittance flows critical to Haiti's
economy.
Legal framing by state coalition emphasizes economic and public health harm to US states.