The lawsuit filed by Haitian-Americans United, Inc. and other parties in March 2025 disputes the Trump Administration’s termination of TPS for Haitian and Venezuelan migrants. It alleges legal inadequacies and discrimination in the DHS’s actions, seeking to uphold earlier TPS extensions. This filing joins two existing lawsuits addressing similar issues.

On March 3, 2025, a group of organizations and individual migrants filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. This lawsuit contests the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Venezuelan nationals, identified as Haitian-Americans United, Inc. v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-10498.

The current case adds to two previously filed lawsuits in California and Maryland on February 20, 2025, regarding the same termination of TPS for Venezuelan individuals. The plaintiffs assert that Secretary of DHS Kristi Noem overstepped her legal authority by overturning the TPS extensions issued by former Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which granted delayed removal for Haitian and Venezuelan individuals.

The complaint highlights derogatory remarks made by former President Trump against Haitian and Venezuelan migrants, citing a specific instance where he alleged that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio were resorting to eating domesticated animals. The lawsuit argues that the actions of the Trump Administration reflect racial, ethnic, and national origin discrimination, violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

In addition to claiming breaches of the Equal Protection Clause, the lawsuit alleges violations of the Administrative Procedure Act. The plaintiffs are seeking a judicial declaration that Mayorkas’ TPS extensions for Haiti and Venezuela are still valid and are requesting an injunction to prevent enforcement of Secretary Noem’s termination decisions regarding TPS for both nations. They aim for the court to issue a “preliminary and permanent” injunction against any actions related to the 2025 Haiti and Venezuela TPS terminations.

The lawsuit by Haitian-Americans United, Inc. and others against the Trump Administration aims to challenge the termination of TPS for Haitian and Venezuelan migrants, claiming discrimination and legal overreach. The plaintiffs seek to maintain TPS extensions granted by former Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, asserting violations of their constitutional rights. This case adds to ongoing legal efforts to protect vulnerable migrant populations from abrupt policy changes.

Original Source: natlawreview.com

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