SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Temporary Protection Status was set to end for certain Haitian immigrants in the United States on Feb. 3 until U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes granted a last-minute reprieve the evening of Feb. 2.
According to the judge’s ruling, termination of TPS is “null, void and of no legal effect.” Work authorization will continue for Haitian immigrants, who will also be protected from detention and deportation for the duration of the judicial stay.
“We can breathe for a little bit,” said Rose-Thamar Joseph, operations director of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield. “It is not a final victory, because a judge cannot redesign a country for TPS or extend the TPS, but it means a lot for us.”…
Haitian Residents of Ohio Town Get Reprieve on Protected Status, but Tensions Linger
