Under Donald Trump’s administration, immigration policy has taken a sharply restrictive turn, putting many immigrants of color at risk.

One of the most visible targets are Haitians with temporary protected status. The current legal order requires that Haitian immigrants with TPS protections remain shielded from deportation through Tuesday, Feb. 3, despite a July Department of Homeland Security rule that sought to end those protections Sept. 2.

On July 1, a federal judge in California blocked the premature termination and affirmed that TPS cannot end before the February deadline. Judge Brian M. Cogan found that DHS had failed to provide proper notice when shortening the 18-month TPS extension period granted by the Biden administration. The early termination would have abruptly ended the l

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