Federal judge acknowledges Supreme Court ruling clearing path for Trump to end Haiti TPS

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday notched a major immigration victory after a federal judge acknowledged that the court order blocking the administration from ending temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians is no longer in effect after the Supreme Court's ruling in Mullin v. Doe. The ruling marks the culmination of a yearslong legal battle over the Biden administration's expansion of Haiti's TPS designation and delivers a significant immigration victory for Trump, who repeatedly campaigned on ending the Biden administration's expanded TPS protections for Haitians. The issue became a centerpiece of the 2024 election after Trump and running mate JD Vance blamed the Biden administration's Haiti TPS policies for the influx of Haitian migrants into Springfield, Ohio, where residents raised concerns about traffic safety, strained public services and cultural clashes. BLUE STATE LEADERS ERUPT AFTER SUPREME COURT’S DECISION ENDING TPS PROTECTIONS FOR HAITIANS, SYRIANS The controversy later exploded onto the national stage after Trump referenced residents' claims that migrants were taking ducks and geese from parks and eating household pets. The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment by publication time. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes wrote Wednesday that her earlier order staying the Department of Homeland Security 's (DHS) termination of Haiti's TPS designation "is no longer in effect" after the Supreme Court's decision and the D.C. Circuit's subsequent mandate. While the underlying lawsuit will continue, the administration is no longer barred by the injunction from moving forward with ending TPS protections for an estimated 330,000 to 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S. The remaining litigation centers on whether the administration acted with unconstitutional racial animus in terminating the designation. LIBERAL COURT STUNS WITH RULING THAT HANDS TRUMP MAJOR IMMIGRATION WIN The Supreme Court ruled in June that…