US judge halts Trump plan to end protections for 350,000 Haitians

Immigrants from Haiti who recently arrived in Boston from other parts of the United States listen to instructions from representatives of La Colaborativa, a non-profit community services organization based in Chelsea, as they arrive at temporary housing in a hotel in Everett, Massachusetts, U.S., July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Feb 2 (Reuters) - A federal ‌judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal protections for more than 350,000 Haitians in the U.S., preventing their ‌potential deportation to a country that has been ravaged by gang violence.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., halted the ‌U.S. Department of Homeland Security's effort to terminate Haiti's Temporary Protected Status. The move would have taken effect on Wednesday despite spiraling violence there that has displaced more than 1.4 million people.