The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing the end of temporary protected status (TPS) for migrants from Haiti and Syria. This decision exposes hundreds of thousands of people to potential deportation.
Background
In 2010, Haitians were first granted TPS after a catastrophic earthquake, with extensions given as gang violence displaced more than a million people. Syrians were first granted TPS in 2012 during a civil war that lasted decades.
The Department of Justice argues that the homeland security secretary has the power to end the program, and that the law bars judges from questioning those decisions. Lawyers for about 350,000 migrants from Haiti and 6,000 from Syria say the government short-circuited the process and that judges can consider whether authorities followed all the steps laid out in the law.
Impact
Since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, DHS has ended the protections for people from 13 countries. Some who have lived and worked in the U.S. legally for more than a decade have lost jobs and housing in a matter of weeks, lawyers said. Returning to Haiti and Syria is out of the question for many people because those countries remain wracked with violence and instability.
Original reporting: Dallas TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
