Court Order Keeps Haiti TPS Work Permits Valid Through July 24, USCIS Says

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its guidance on Friday to confirm that work authorization for many Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders remains valid through July 24, 2026, under a federal court order while a legal challenge to the program continues, The Haitian Times reported. The agency said Friday's guidance replaces an update issued July 1 and described the extension as limited relief until lower courts align with the U.S. Supreme Court's June 25 decision in Mullin v. Doe. According to USCIS, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had determined, after reviewing conditions in Haiti and consulting other federal agencies, that the country no longer met the statutory requirements for TPS. Haiti's TPS designation and related benefits had been scheduled to end on Feb. 3, 2026. The announcement came one day after immigrant advocates, TPS holders and faith leaders rallied in at least eight U.S. cities urging Congress to pass permanent legal protections and a pathway to citizenship. "We're trying to get everyone to vote yes on Senate Bill 4814," said Santra Denis, president and founder of Avanse Ansanm, who organized a rally in Miami at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex. Reporting also cited by Arab News and Fox 13 News.