The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration may terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 356,000 Haitian and Syrian immigrants, clearing the way for possible deportations, according to reports.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that the Trump administration may end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 356,000 Haitian and Syrian immigrants, opening the door to possible deportation proceedings, according to multiple reports.
As The Zioneer reported at 17:32 Thursday, the decision followed reports that the court had sided with the administration. The ruling affirms the executive branch's broad discretion over immigration protections, reversing lower-court blocks that had temporarily preserved TPS for nationals of both countries.
The decision consolidates a major legal battle over the administration's authority to wind down humanitarian protections initiated under previous administrations. TPS grants work permits and protection from deportation to nationals of countries deemed unsafe due to natural disaster or armed conflict. Critics argue the ruling exposes hundreds of thousands to return to dangerous conditions; the administration has argued that the original conditions no longer warrant the designation.
The ruling is the latest in a series of Trump administration court victories on immigration enforcement this month, following a federal appeals court decision allowing expedited deportations and the signing of the Secure America Act allocating $64 billion to ICE and Border Patrol.
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