DHS tells Haitian TPS holders to self-deport or face arrest
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said his department is “going after” TPS holders, telling NewsNation they could “self-deport” or face arrest. “It’s that simple,” Mullin said.
Attorney Geoff Pipoly, who represented Haitian TPS holders in their challenge, said the judge’s order leaves the immigrants unable to work legally and vulnerable to deportation. “As a result of today’s order implementing the Supreme Court’s decision, Haitian TPS holders — all of them non-criminals — can no longer legally work, and many are subject to removal to Haiti, which continues to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world,” Pipoly told CNN.
The State Department as of Wednesday continued to advise against travel to Haiti “due to the risk of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and limited healthcare.”
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in February had blocked the federal government from ending the program for Haitians — some 350,000 people who fled their country due to violence, political unrest and natural disasters. The Supreme Court in June ruled that the law restricts courts from reviewing decisions by the Department of Homeland Security to end TPS protections. Reyes on Wednesday said her February order was “no longer in effect.”
More than 1.3 million people from 17 countries were living legally in the United States through the TPS program as of 2025. Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, DHS has revoked the protections from at least seven of those countries.