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The temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian migrants is set to expire on Feb. 3. Catholic bishops are asking the Trump administration to reconsider the plan and extend those protections.
Two committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) are urging President Donald Trump’s administration to extend legal protections for Haitian migrants living in the United States.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in November 2025 that the United States would terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants on Feb. 3. It is expected to affect more than 300,000 Haitians, many of whom are Catholic.
TPS provides temporary legal protections that allow the migrants to live and work in the United States as long as the status is in effect. Noem determined Haiti “no longer meets the conditions for the designation,” which means those migrants will lose those protections and will be required to leave the United States.
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chair of the USCCB Committee on Migration, and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chair of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace, issued a joint statement urging the administration to reverse its decision and extend Haiti’s TPS status.
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Two committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) are urging President Donald Trump’s administration to extend legal protections for Haitian migrants living in the United States.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in November 2025 that the United States would terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants on Feb. 3. It is expected to affect more than 300,000 Haitians, many of whom are Catholic.
TPS provides temporary legal protections that allow the migrants to live and work in the United States as long as the status is in effect. Noem determined Haiti “no longer meets the conditions for the designation,” which means those migrants will lose those protections and will be required to leave the United States.
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, chair of the USCCB Committee on Migration, and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chair of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace, issued a joint statement urging the administration to reverse its decision and extend Haiti’s TPS status.
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