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Haitian Americans United Inc. v. Trump

Filed on behalf of
TPS holders and immigration advocacy organizations
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
1:25-cv-10498
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Filed
March 3, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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Summary
A coalition of immigrant advocacy organizations and individual temporary protected status (TPS) recipients from Haiti and Venezuela have filed a lawsuit against the Trump-Vance administration challenging the decision to vacate TPS extensions for Haitian and Venezuelan migrants that the Biden administration had granted. The decision requires TPS for Haitians to expire in August 2025 and TPS for Venezuelans to expire on April 7, 2025. The plaintiffs argued that the decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act, as well as TPS holders' Fifth Amendment right to due process.
Plaintiffs
Haitian-Americans United Inc. Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts UndocuBlack Network, Inc. Sydney Doe Marlene Doe Gustavo Doe Natalia Doe
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Lawyers for Civil Rights
Defendants
President Donald J. Trump U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Documents

Motion for Summary Judgment
Haitian Americans United Inc. v. Trump - Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
August 15, 2025
Reply in support of Preliminary Injunction
Haitian Americans United Inc. v. Trump - Reply in Support of Stay
March 27, 2025