Democrat-run New York City is dismissing Haitian workers after federal courts ordered the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate their Temporary Protected Status could continue. The city was legally compelled to separate from affected Haitian city employees who lost their work authorization, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a Friday statement. The Department of Homeland Security’s termination of the workers’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS) took effect following a June Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Doe which lifted the final legal barrier, The Associated Press reported. Roughly 348,000 Haitians held Temporary Protected Status as of June 2025, according to the National Immigration Forum. “TPS is a temporary benefit that does not lead to lawful permanent resident status or give any other immigration status,” according to the U.S.