After the end of the TPS, Guerline Jozef believes that only the Haitian authorities can act with the United States to prevent massive deportations of Haitian nationals.
The final end of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on Monday, July 27, 2026, throws more than 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S. into uncertainty, as they are now left without legal status. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow the American administration to permanently end this status, which had been granted to Haitians following the January 12, 2010 earthquake, hardly suggests that TPS will be renewed, especially in a climate of strict immigration policies driven by President Donald Trump.As legal options seem to be running out, the last hopes are now turning to a political solution. ‘To be honest, only the U.S. government can save TPS beneficiaries,’ says human rights advocate Guerline Jozef. The co-founder of Haitian Bridge Alliance is calling for Haitian authorities to step in with U.S. officials in an attempt to convince them to reverse this decision or, at the very least, grant a moratorium to Haitian nationals affected by the end of TPS.According to her, this appeal should help make the American authorities understand that the conditions are not in place to welcome these hundreds of thousands of Haitian citizens. “Haitian officials need to make them understand that there is no political stability, no security, no infrastructure, no hospitals, no schools, no means to receive so many people. Only the Haitian government can do that,” says Ms. Jozef, who urges the Haitian authorities to make this issue their priority.
For now, the Haitian authorities haven’t yet responded to the end of this program or announced any measures for the people affected. But in Uncle Sam’s camp, steps are being taken for a possible regularization of Haitians impacted by the end of TPS. The S.4814 bill, which aims to grant TPS to Haitians for a period of three years, has already passed the House of Representatives and is now waiting to be reviewed by the U.S. Congress – mostly made up of Republican lawmakers – to be adopted.Guerline Jozef also supports the adoption of the American Dream and Promise Act. This bill, introduced in the House of Representatives back in 2019 by Democrat Nancy Pelosi, aims to provide permanent protection from deportation as well as a path to citizenship for certain groups of migrants, including TPS recipients and undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
