New data showing significant homeownership among Haitian TPS holders comes as the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to end temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians.
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Nearly three in 10 Haitians living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status owned homes in 2023, according to data cited in a new report, even as the Trump administration moves to end the program for more than 330,000 Haitian nationals.
The homeownership figures are drawing attention as younger Americans face deepening affordability challenges. Nearly 90% of Americans under 40 say buying a home is harder for them than it was for their parents, according to a June 24 Pew Research Center report.
The issue comes as the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe that the White House may terminate Temporary Protected Status for foreign nationals. The ruling affects more than 330,000 TPS-designated Haitians reportedly living in the United States.
Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, is granted by the Department of Homeland Security to nationals of countries facing temporary conditions such as civil war, natural disaster or other crises that prevent safe return, according to DHS guidance. The designation does not by itself provide a lawful pathway to permanent residency or immigration status.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that the program should not be treated as a permanent immigration benefit.
“Temporary Protected Status is TEMPORARY, not a defacto amnesty program,” Mullin posted on X.
Homeownership among Haitian TPS holders was about 28% in 2023, according to the Center for Migration Studies. That was roughly 5 percentage points higher than the organization’s 2017 estimate, which preceded the Biden administration.
By comparison, about 27.1% of Generation Z adults owned homes in 2025, Redfin reported in January 2026. Redfin also reported that 38.3% of Zoomers, 42.5% of Gen Xers and 44.4% of Boomers had purchased a home by age 25 as of last year.
Haitians were first granted TPS under the Obama administration after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010.
The designation was extended multiple times before expiring under the first Trump administration in 2019, the Daily Caller previously reported. The Biden administration later redesignated Haiti for TPS in 2021 and extended protections through February 2026, citing COVID-19, political violence and another earthquake.
Housing costs have become part of the broader immigration debate. From early 2021 through early 2024, each 1% increase in unauthorized immigration was associated with a 2.2% rise in home prices, according to a March 2026 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas report.
The Trump administration’s attempt to end Haiti’s TPS in February 2026 was initially blocked by a federal judge and later by an appeals court. DHS then successfully appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The ruling allows the administration to move forward with ending the temporary protections, while the homeownership data highlights how deeply many Haitian TPS recipients have become established in American communities during years of repeated extensions.
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