Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians
The Supreme Court is considering President Trump's efforts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians. This program allows individuals from countries experiencing crises to live and work in the U.S. The outcome could lead to mass deportations of those who have been in the U.S. legally for over a decade.
- ▪The TPS program was established in 1990 to protect individuals from countries facing extraordinary conditions.
- ▪Trump's administration argues that the TPS statute prohibits judicial review of its decisions regarding the program.
- ▪Twenty-one Republican attorneys general support the administration's stance against TPS, claiming it was never meant to be permanent.
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Law Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians, Syrians April 29, 20265:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Nina Totenberg SCOTUS weighs Trump's effort to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians Listen · 4:48 4:48 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5794042/nx-s1-9749247" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript The Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump could move forward with mass deportations of people who have been living legally in the U.S., many of them for more than a decade, if he prevails in two cases before the U.S.
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