Prominent Ohio lawmakers have been reacting swiftly to a last-minute court ruling maintaining Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States.

Springfield, Ohio, has been the epicenter of the effort to end TPS for Haitian migrants.

On Monday night, Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump administration from ending TPS for Haitians, with the decision coming on the eve before the program was to end.

The Trump administration is determined to appeal.

“Supreme Court, here we come. This is lawless activism that we will be vindicated on,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin shared. 

“Haiti’s TPS was granted following an earthquake that took place over 15 years ago, it was never intended to be a de facto amnesty program, yet that’s how previous administrations have used it for decades. Temporary means temporary, and the final word will not be from an activist judge legislating from the bench,” she added.

Supreme Court, here we come.

This is lawless activism that we will be vindicated on.

Haiti’s TPS was granted following an earthquake that took place over 15 years ago, it was never intended to be a de facto amnesty program, yet that’s how previous administrations have used it… https://t.co/wejySOSaXJ

Reyes, a Biden-appointed judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, had strong words for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in her conclusion, claiming that the Trump administration is motivated by racism.

When discussing equal protection arguments, Reyes pointed to plaintiffs arguing that the decision to end TPS was “motivated, at least in part, by racial animus.” She wrote, “The Court finds that Plaintiffs are likely........

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