Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that the Trump administration may end Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians living in the United States.
Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, allows people from countries affected by war, natural disasters, or extraordinary instability to live and work legally in the U.S. The decision lifts lower-court orders that had blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending protections for the two groups.
Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the conservative majority, said the TPS statute limits judicial review of executive branch decisions over the program. The ruling rejected claims that the administration’s decision violated equal protection guarantees.
Justice Elena Kagan dissented, arguing the administration had not properly followed consultation requirements before ending the protections.
The decision is a major win for President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda and could affect other TPS groups as the administration reviews protections for immigrants from additional countries.
Immigrant-rights advocates warned that Haiti and Syria remain unsafe for return. The cases now return to lower courts, but the injunctions blocking termination have been dissolved.
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