2026-02-19
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
TPS for Haiti was originally designated following the January 2010 earthquake and has been
renewed and contested through multiple administrations. The current legal battle traces to the
Trump administration's 2018 termination announcement, which has been in continuous litigation
since. The precedent set by Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal rulings in the current D.C. Circuit
represents the most direct legal threat to Haitian TPS in the program's history.