Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended the temporary protected status for an additional Haiti for 18 months.
The extension is granted from Feb. 4, 2023, to Aug. 3, 2024, because of extraordinary conditions in the country, according to a Dec. 5 news release. Haitian nationals living in the U.S. as of Nov. 6 can apply for TPS through Aug. 3, 2024, as long as they meet the requirements.
"We are providing much-needed humanitarian relief to Haitian nationals already present in the United States," Mayorkas said in the release. "The conditions in Haiti, including socioeconomic challenges, political instability and gang violence and crime – aggravated by environmental disaster – compelled the humanitarian relief we are providing today."
This decision was motivated by political instability, gang crime, a cholera outbreak and recent earthquakes. The choice to extend and redesignate TPS status was made after consultation with interagency associates, the release reported.
