The Department of Homeland Security has decided to partially vacate a previous decision made on June 4, 2024, about Haiti's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by reducing the duration from 18 months to 12 months, causing it to end on August 3, 2025. Originally, TPS was extended for about 199,445 Haitian nationals and newly designated for an additional 321,349 Haitians, allowing them to stay for 18 months. The shortening of this period aims to allow a timely review of Haiti's situation and to align more closely with legal standards. The decision also changes the registration deadline for new applicants, and those who applied before may still qualify but will have an earlier end date on their records.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Homeland Security decided to let people from Haiti who were allowed to stay in the U.S. for 18 months now stay for only 12 months. This means they have to leave by August 3, 2025, unless things change again.