On Tuesday, February 2nd, 2026, in the case concerning the Trump administration's attempt to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to more than 350,000 Haitians, Federal Judge Ana C. Reyes announced a temporary stay of this decision.

On Tuesday, February 2nd, 2026, Federal Judge Ana C. Reyes, in her ruling concerning the Trump administration's attempt to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to more than 350,000 Haitians, announced a temporary stay of this attempt.

This decision follows a class-action lawsuit filed by Haitians who argued that revoking TPS would expose them to grave danger if they were forced to return home.

This decision halts the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) process of ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians for the time being. This measure, which would have taken effect on February 3rd, threatened to force hundreds of thousands of people to return to a country the United Nations describes as being in a state of emergency, marked by vast areas controlled by armed groups and frequent outbreaks of violence and kidnappings.

Judge Reyes, appointed by former President Joe Biden, ruled in her 87-page judgment that Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, violated due process and the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees equal protection under the law, by deciding to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS). "Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely," Judge Reyes wrote in her ruling.

The law firm representing the plaintiffs, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, welcomed the decision, stating : "This ruling recognizes the grave risks Haitian TPS holders would face if forced to return, and it ensures that they can remain here in the United States – as legislated by Congress – to continue their lives, contributing to their communities, and supporting their families."

Following this ruling, Tricia McLaughlin, spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), suggested that the Trump administration would ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the case. "Supreme Court, here we come," she declared, adding, "This is illegal activism for which we will be vindicated." This reprieve, however, may be short-lived for Haitians. It's worth recalling that in a similar situation for Venezuelans, the Supreme Court allowed the suspension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) while the appeal process continued.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46587-haiti-flash-end-of-tps-judge-reyes-skeptical-and-unconvinced.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46580-haiti-flash-end-of-tps-judge-reyes-confronts-the-trump-administration-with-its-contradictions.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46575-haiti-flash-a-federal-court-is-to-rule-on-the-legality-of-not-extending-temporary-protected-status-tps.html

SL/ HaitiLibre