What Will Happen to Haitians and Syrians Who Lose TPS?

Kevin R. Johnson

28 Jul 2026 — 2 min read

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has expired for Haitians and Syrians. News reports talk about a Trump administration effort to remove former TPS recipients.

A month ago, the Supreme Court in Mullin v. Doe curtailed courts’ ability to block the Trump administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitians and Syrians, some who have lived in the United States for many years. CNN reports that legal challenges as the Court left the door open for TPS recipients to bring constitutional challenges to the lifting of TPS. “The constitutional claims are being made under the 5th Amendment’s Due Process Clause, which says the government cannot deprive a person of their ‘life, liberty or property’ without first following protocols and procedures laid out in federal law.”

From NPR:

Thousands of Haitians and Syrians in the United States could soon face deportation after the Supreme Court earlier this year permitted the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for those groups. To remain in the country, these immigrants will need to find other legal options. More than half of the nearly 30,000 Haitian immigrants in Columbus, Ohio, rely on TPS. In nearby Springfield, Ohio, where Trump and his allies made false accusations that Haitian immigrants were eating cats and dogs, around 12,000 are on TPS.

🎧 Many immigrants in Ohio are feeling out of sorts as they await clarity on their legal status, says George Shillcock of NPR network station WOSU. Yola LaMarre from the Haitian Community Network tells him that many are organizing their affairs and seeking alternative legal avenues to remain in the U.S., where some have lived for more than a decade. The Department of Homeland Security tells Shillcock that conditions in Haiti have improved enough for Haitian nationals to return. The U.S. Secretary of State's Office considers the country unsafe for travel. Commercial flights from the U.S. to the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, are suspended, and the travel advisory highlights risks of crime, kidnapping, terrorism and limited healthcare. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has criticized the Supreme Court's ruling and has defended immigrants' positive contributions to the state's economy, specifically in the restaurant and healthcare sectors.

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