For now, a federal judge's 11th-hour ruling blocks President Trump from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians — but he looks determined to assure their deportation back to gang-ravaged Haiti.

In Springfield, which was thrust into the spotlight by President Trump during the 2024 campaign, hundreds of people turned out to back Haitians living in the city.

Faith groups and individuals in Springfield, Ohio, spent months preparing to help the 15,000 Haitians who live in the community as they face deportation.

An estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants are set to lose their temporary protected status, or TPS, on February 3, 2026, after President Trump signed an executive order to revoke their TPS shortly after coming into office.

The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.

Temporary protected status for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals​ is set to expire next week because the Trump administration says Haiti is safe to return to.

TPS for Haitians is ending soon. What other immigrant groups are also at risk? Here’s where protections stand.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem acted unlawfully when she lifted deportation protections for Venezuela and Haiti, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled late Wednesday. A concurring opinion noted that both Noem and President Trump repeatedly made statements that “were overtly founded on racist stereotyping based on country of origin,