Source: USA Today
“A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending a temporary program that provides work permits and protection from deportation for more than 500,000 Haitian immigrants months earlier than it was set to expire. The Department of Homeland Security announced in February it was rescinding the program called ‘temporary protected status’ for Haitians. Trump’s predecessor, Democratic President Joe Biden, had set to run through Feb. 3, 2026. But U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in Brooklyn ruled July 1 that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem did not follow instructions and a timeline mandated by Congress to reconsider the program.” (07/02/25)