Supreme Court Ends Haiti, Syria TPS

The United States — Supreme Court of the United States has ruled 6-3, allowing the Donald Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. This decision overturns lower court injunctions that had temporarily blocked the terminations. The administration argued that judges cannot second-guess immigration officials' decisions regarding TPS, which was intended to be temporary. Immigration attorneys contended that Haiti and Syria remain unsafe for return and that the terminations were racially motivated, citing past statements by Donald Trump. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion, asserting that the law bars judicial review of TPS designation decisions, while Justice Elena Kagan dissented, arguing that procedural adherence and potential racial bias should be reviewable. The ruling exposes hundreds of thousands of people to potential deportation, despite ongoing instability and violence in their home countries. The United States — United States Department of Homeland Security has already ended protections for people from 13 countries since Donald Trump's return to the White House in January 2025.