To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

The bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until the date that is 3 months after January 20, 2029. Under TPS, as described in the CRS summary, eligible Haitian nationals could obtain employment authorization, could not be detained solely on the basis of their immigration status, and would not be subject to removal while they retain TPS. The bill's "notwithstanding any other provision of law" clause would prevent the executive branch from declining to make or from rescinding the designation during that period.

The bill does not create a path to permanent residency and does not change TPS eligibility criteria. It would establish the designation as a congressionally mandated requirement rather than an administrative exercise of discretion. Applicants would still need to satisfy existing eligibility rules under the TPS statute.

Haitian nationals currently in the United States who meet existing TPS eligibility requirements — typically those who entered before an established cutoff date and have no disqualifying criminal history. The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would be directed to administer the designation, process applications, and issue employment authorization documents.

If enacted, eligible Haitians in the U.S. would gain legal protection from deportation and the right to work legally through at least April 2029. The "notwithstanding any other provision of law" language would strip the executive branch of its typical discretion to revoke or decline to extend the designation, locking in the protection regardless of administrative immigration policy shifts.

DHS, through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, would process TPS registrations and renewals from eligible Haitian nationals using existing TPS application procedures. No new rulemaking is specified. The mandatory "notwithstanding" clause removes the Secretary's discretion to decline or revoke the designation. Applicants must still satisfy existing statutory eligibility criteria. The designation runs until 3 months after January 20, 2029, after which Congress would need to act to extend it.