A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda another legal, though perhaps temporary, setback.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted a request to pause the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging it proceeds. The termination, which was set for Tuesday, "shall be null, void, and of no legal effect," she wrote.
"We can breathe for a little bit," said Rose-Thamar Joseph, the operations director of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio.
Reyes said in an 83-page opinion that plaintiffs were likely to prevail on the merits of the case, and that she found it "substantially likely" that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of "hostility to nonwhite immigrants."
Related:
- "A Nation That Won’t Enforce Immigration Laws Isn’t A Nation At All" by Adam Johnston, The Federalist.
- "State Department issues security alert amid 'heavy gunfire' near US Embassy in Haiti"--Fox News.
- Lauren Chen on X: "White progressive rediscovers slavery from first principles" citing this news report: "Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef."
- And this flashback from 2024: "Video showing Haitian migrants voting in Georgia is Russian influence operation: Intel community"--ABC News. Sure it was (wink, wink).
In unrelated history, King Henry II of England, expressing his frustration with Archbishop Thomas Becket.
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