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1520In a sweeping decision on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration permission to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 521,000 Haitian immigrants, effective September 2, 2025. The ruling overturns a lower-court injunction and clears the final legal hurdle to end Haiti’s TPS designation.
The court’s brief, unsigned order allows the administration to move ahead while litigation continues in lower courts, effectively lifting the pause on termination enacted by federal judges in recent months. The Department of Homeland Security attributes the decision to “improved environmental conditions” in Haiti, though officials have yet to present any concrete evidence of meaningful change.
Why This Matters
TPS was created in 1990 to protect people from countries hit by natural disasters, war, or civil strife. Haiti was first designated in 2011 following its devastating earthquake and later reauthorized amid ongoing political instability and gang violence.
Critics argue the termination is deeply unethical and immoral, especially since Haiti remains plagued by armed gangs, food insecurity, and near-total government collapse. Ending TPS puts hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation to a country still in crisis.
Who Is Affected
The ruling does not only affect Haitians. Under parallel decisions, TPS for other countries such as Venezuela, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Cameroon is also being phased out. This affects a wide range of immigrant communities and destabilizes families who have built lives in the United States.
What About People Who Got Married and Are Applying for a Green Card?
A common question now circulating among Haitian families is whether someone with TPS or who entered under the Biden administration’s humanitarian parole programs can still be deported if they’ve since married a U.S. citizen and are applying for a green card.
The answer is nuanced.
If the person is married to a U.S. citizen and has filed both Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) and Form I-485 (Adjustment of Status), they are generally considered to be in the process of obtaining lawful permanent residency. That offers some protection. Deportation is less likely while their application is active, particularly if there are no criminal issues.
However, marriage alone does not guarantee protection. If the green card application has not been filed or approved, or if the person entered the U.S. without parole or legal admission, they could still be vulnerable to deportation once TPS expires. Denied applications or immigration violations can still trigger removal proceedings. This leaves many Haitian families in limbo, afraid of what happens next even while doing everything “by the book.”
Legal Battles Ahead
Human rights groups and advocacy organizations continue to fight. Lawsuits remain active in multiple courts, including appeals challenging the legality of these terminations.
Moral and Humanitarian Alarm
The move strips legal, work, and protection status from people who arrived during national emergencies, many of them parents of U.S. citizens. Thousands of families now face the real risk of deportation, even without any criminal records or remaining ties to their home countries. The fear is that innocent people could be sent to countries with broken systems, only to get lost in them forever without due process.
The Supreme Court’s decision opens the door for the administration to proceed with mass deportations despite glaring humanitarian concerns. This move has reignited concerns about the erosion of due process and compassion in U.S. immigration policy. For Haitian TPS holders and others in similar situations, this ruling marks a turning point, one that could redefine the lives of hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their families.
Tribinal Siprèm Ozetazini Bay Gouvènman Trump Otorite Pou Fini ak TPS pou Ayisyen yo, Pandan Pèp la Fache
Nan yon desizyon laj lajounen 27 jen 2025, Tribinal Siprèm Ozetazini bay administrasyon Trump lan pèmisyon pou mete fen nan pwogram Estati Pwoteksyon Tanporè (TPS) pou anviwon 521,000 imigran ayisyen. Sa ap vin pran efè 2 septanm 2025. Desizyon sa a anile entèdiksyon yon lòt tribinal te mete, epi louvri chemen pou mete fen nan estati pwoteksyon an.
Tribinal la, san l pa siyen desizyon an, otorize administrasyon an kontinye avanse pandan pwosè yo ap kontinye nan lòt tribinal. Sekretarya Sekirite Entèn di yo ap mete fen nan TPS paske “kondisyon anviwònmantal yo amelyore ann Ayiti”, menm si yo poko bay okenn prèv solid sou sa.
Poukisa Sa Enpòtan
TPS te kreye an 1990 pou pwoteje moun ki sòti nan peyi ki frape pa dezas natirèl, lagè oswa dezòd sivil. Ayiti te premye benefisye TPS an 2011 apre tranblemanntè devastatè a, epi yo te renouvle l plizyè fwa poutèt kriz politik ak vyolans gang.
Kritik yo di mete fen nan TPS la imoral, imanitèman malonèt, e li pa responsab ditou, paske Ayiti toujou ap soufri anba gang ki kontwole kapital la, grangou, ak yon leta ki prèske pa fonksyone. Fini ak TPS mete plizyè santèn milye moun an danje pou yo ta depòte nan yon peyi ki toujou an kriz.
Kiyès sa afekte
Desizyon sa pa afekte sèlman Ayisyen yo. TPS pou lòt peyi tankou Venezuela, Afganistan, Nepal, ak Kameroun ap disparèt tou. Sa gen gwo konsekans sou anpil kominote imigran ki te deja bati lavi yo Ozetazini.
E Si Yon Moun Marye ak Yon Sitwayen Ameriken Epi l Ap Chèche Green Card li?
Yon kesyon ki tounen souvan se si yon moun ki gen TPS oswa ki te antre atravè pwogram imanitè Biden lan ka toujou depòte, menm si yo marye ak yon sitwayen ameriken epi yo ap chèche green card yo.
Repons lan depann de sitiyasyon an.
Si moun nan marye ak yon sitwayen ameriken epi yo deja soumèt fòm I-130 ak I-485 pou ajiste estati yo, sa bay yon nivo pwoteksyon. Yo pa fasil depòte pandan aplikasyon an ap trete, sitou si moun nan pa gen dosye kriminèl.
Men, maryaj poukont li pa ase pou anpeche depòtasyon. Si aplikasyon green card la poko depoze oswa si moun nan pa antre legalman oswa pa resevwa paròl ofisyèl, yo ka toujou ekspilse yo lè TPS la fini. Si USCIS rejte aplikasyon an oswa gen erè nan dokiman yo, moun nan ka jwenn tèt li devan yon jij imigrasyon.
Sa mete anpil fanmi ayisyen nan enkyetid, malgre yo ap fè tout sa ki dwe fèt dapre lalwa.
Batay Legal Ap Kontinye
Gwoup defans dwa moun ak lòt òganizasyon ap kontinye batay. Gen plizyè pwosè toujou ap dewoule nan tribinal diferan pou konteste desizyon sa yo.
Alèt Imanitè ak Moral
Desizyon sa a retire dwa pou travay, estati legal, ak pwoteksyon legal sou dè santèn de milye moun ki te antre Ozetazini pandan peryòd ijans. Anpil nan yo gen pitit ki fèt isit. Gen pè ki gen rezon, paske moun ki pa gen dosye kriminèl menm ka jwenn tèt yo depòte epi pèdi nan sistèm lan, san jijman, san dwa, san rekou.
Desizyon Tribinal Siprèm lan louvri pòt pou yon administrasyon ki pare pou mete dè milye moun deyò, malgre tout enkyetid imanitè yo. Sa mete ankò sou tab la enkyetid sou eritaj moral ak jisès sistèm imigrasyon Ameriken an. Pou tout moun ki sou TPS, sitou Ayisyen yo, desizyon sa se yon chòk ki ka chanje tout lavi yo, tout fanmi yo, e petèt, tout sosyete yo.
