Haitian Temporary Protected Status Termination Response

At a glance

• What: Docket No. 0299, an order for a hearing on the federal termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants and the City's response, sponsored by Councilor Culpepper and Councilor Louijeune and referred to the committee February 4, 2026.
• Where it stands: the committee heard the City's briefing and a community panel on September 25, 2026. No vote. The City estimates about 5,790 Boston Haitians were previously TPS-covered. The City has no mechanism to track ICE arrests, and legal help has long waitlists.

Sources

• 2026-09-25 - Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement Committee

Log

• 2026-09-25 - Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement Committee - Hearing: the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement estimated 5,790 affected Haitians in Boston and described legal consultations, grants and language support; speakers said the state legal hotline has a six-month backlog and MIRA has 308 cases waitlisted; Senate Bill 4814 (TPS extension) was pending with three Democratic senators not co-sponsoring; no vote.