Local leaders, activists condemn early end of TPS for Haitians

Local leaders and activists spoke at a news conference on Tuesday to condemn the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.

The conference hosted by Family Action Network Movement (FANM) at the Little Haiti Cultural Center addressed “the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s November 25 decision to immediately terminate” the status for Haitians.

In that news release, the Department of Homeland Security said Secretary Kristi Noem had “concluded that Haiti no longer meets the statutory requirements for TPS.”

“This decision was based on a review conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, input from relevant U.S. government agencies, and an analysis indicating that allowing Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is inconsistent with U.S. national interests,” the release read in part. “If you are an alien who is currently a beneficiary of TPS for Haiti, you should prepare to depart if you have no other lawful basis for remaining in the United States.”

Meanwhile, FANM said they strongly condemned the “abrupt and irresponsible policy shift, which accelerates the end of TPS—previously set for Feb. 3, 2026—and places up to half a million Haitian nationals at imminent risk of deportation to a nation engulfed in political instability, escalating violence, kidnappings, and a deepening humanitarian crisis,” the organization said.