(AURN News) — A federal appeals court has sided with Haitian immigrants. Over the weekend, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 against the Trump administration’s attempt to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S.
The decision keeps in place an earlier ruling by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocking the Department of Homeland Security from terminating TPS while the case moves forward.
TPS allows eligible migrants from countries facing crisis to live and work legally in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
Judges in the majority said Haitians forced to return home could face violence amid what they described as a collapsing rule of law and limited access to basic medical care.
The Trump administration argues conditions in Haiti have improved and says it plans to continue appealing the case, potentially to the Supreme Court. For now, protections and work permits remain in place as the legal battle continues.
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