At Campos Law Firm, we closely monitor developments in U.S. immigration policy to protect our clients’ rights and future. On Monday, September 21, 2026, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met at Gracie Mansion and discussed, among other subjects, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is what was said, what was not announced, and what still stands today for a Haitian family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mamdani said afterward that they discussed “possibly restoring that status for Haitian immigrants,” and that he made the case in economic terms, citing concerns raised by pastors, developers, and executives in health care and hospitality. He said the president “can either deliver or deny stability” to people who have already built lives in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump replied: “The mayor feels very strongly about [TPS]. I feel strongly about a lot of things. I feel strongly about taking care of people, and that’s what we do.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The local stakes explain why the subject reached that table. New York has the country’s second-largest Haitian population after Miami, with more than 160,000 people<\/strong>, concentrated in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Flatbush and East Flatbush. Roughly 7,000<\/strong> Haitian TPS holders work across the state as nursing assistants and home caregivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What did not happen:<\/strong> no reversal, no extension, and no new designation was announced \u2014 not that day, and not since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n