What it is?

Vacatur of the June 4, 2024, notice that extended a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti. 

Who it affects?

Citizens of Haiti who are current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status and are in the U.S.

When?

The vacatur is effective immediately.

The Details:

On February 24, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem partially vacated the June 24, 2024, notice that extended a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti. The department will revert to the TPS redesignation and extension guidance that was announced in October 2023.

The corresponding Federal Register notice provides detailed information about the vacatur and its impact on Haitian citizens who are current beneficiaries of TPS.

Effect of the Vacatur:

As a result of the partial vacatur, the 2024 Haiti TPS extension and new designation remains in effect until August 3, 2025, and the initial registration period for new applicants under the 2024 Haiti TPS designation will remain in effect until August 3, 2025.  For more details on EAD expiration dates and eligibility please refer to the USCIS website.

The Secretary has determined to partially vacate the June 4, 2024 decision, by reducing the designation period from 18 months to 12 months. The Secretary is also making a corresponding change to the registration deadline for new applicants under the new designation. Accordingly, by operation of this notice, the Haiti TPS extension and new designation will expire on August 3, 2025, instead of February 3, 2026.

TPS re-registration applications, initial applications, and associated applications for employment authorization filed pursuant to the July 1, 2024, notice that remain pending with USCIS will, if approved, receive an expiration date of August 3, 2025. TPS beneficiaries under the Haiti TPS designation who have already received Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); Forms 1-797, Notice of Action (Approval Notice); and Forms 1-94, Arrival/Departure Record (collectively known as TPS-related documentation) with a February 3, 2026, expiration date do not need to refile applications with USCIS for new TPS-related documentation showing an August 3, 2025, expiration date.