Murphy, Blumenthal Call on Secretary Noem to Reverse Termination of TPS for Haiti

WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined their Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding that U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reverse her directive to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The policy took effect February 3, 2026, though it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

"The Republic of Haiti remains gripped by extraordinary political instability and the deterioration of civil society," the Senators wrote. "Armed gangs control significant territory, violence and kidnappings have escalated, and basic governance functions have effectively collapsed. Access to healthcare, food, and public services is severely limited, and large portions of the population remain displaced. Consequently, these conditions continue to meet the statutory criteria that justified the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) original TPS designation and have only worsened over time."

"When DHS last extended TPS for Haiti in June 2024, the department cited persistent insecurity, humanitarian need, and the inability of the Haitian government to safely receive returning nationals," the Senators continued. "Those same conditions persist today. The department's subsequent decision not to extend TPS represents a departure from its own recent findings. It would expose individuals to grave danger, family separation, and undermine the very humanitarian purpose Congress intended TPS to serve."

"We urge DHS to act in accordance with the law, facts on the ground, and America's longstanding commitment to humane immigration policy," the Senators concluded. "DHS should immediately extend TPS for Haitian nationals and provide certainty to affected families and communities across the United States."

The letter was also signed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D.N.J.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Angus King (I-Maine).

The full text of the letter can be found here and below.