TPS

For now, a federal judge's 11th-hour ruling blocks President Trump from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians — but he looks determined to assure their deportation back to gang-ravaged Haiti.

The federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending TPS for roughly 350,000 Haitians. TPS allowed them to live and work in the U.S.

A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda another legal setback.

Amid intense negotiations in Congress, federal Democratic lawmakers hosted a roundtable in West Palm Beach to hear from immigrant advocates, lawyers and pastors about the effects of immigration enforcement in the county.

The public is encouraged to come to a Sunday forum in Fort Myers on where things stand and what may come for immigrants in America.

Most are thrilled that Maduro has been removed. But Donald Trump’s move to deport Venezuelans without permanent residency has increased concern among many living in the U.S.

"The elimination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans earlier this year was reckless, dangerous, and wrong," Miami Mayor Elaine Higgins said Saturday in a statement. "The instability unfolding in Venezuela today makes it even clearer that the country remains unsafe for people to return. No one should be forced back into chaos and uncertainty."

Despite Venezuela's brutal dictatorship and historic humanitarian crisis, the Trump administration will end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for almost a quarter million more Venezuelan migrants next week.

The Family Action Network Movement and U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Miramar, said the Trump administration has confirmed they would comply with a federal judge's ruling to keep in place TPS for Haitians until February 3, 2026.

About 50,000 Hondurans could be forced to leave the U.S. once their Temporary Protected Status expires in September. Longtime residents say they aren't ready to uproot their lives.

Immigrant advocates and others say President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation policies are fostering a climate of "fear" in South Florida's immigrant communities, mainly with his decision to abruptly end temporary visas for hundreds of thousands of legal U.S. residents.

The 45 workers put on leave will continue to get benefits. The move was made to make sure that the employees were not in violation of the law, the company said.