Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president has unreviewable authority to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Haiti and Syria. The decision allows the Trump administration to begin deportations of TPS holders from those countries. The ruling could affect hundreds of thousands of legal residents and has prompted criticism from immigrant‑rights groups.
- ▪The Court’s conservative majority held that the president can end TPS without judicial review, a 6‑3 vote along ideological lines.
- ▪Haiti has about 330,000 TPS holders and Syria roughly 3,800, who may lose legal status and face deportation.
- ▪The decision follows the Trump administration’s effort to strip TPS from 13 of the 17 countries that previously had the designation.
- ▪Immigrant‑rights groups warn that revoking TPS could cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars and destabilize communities.
- ▪Three liberal justices dissented from the majority opinion.
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Law Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says June 25, 202610:53 AM ET Nina Totenberg The U.S. Supreme Court Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the green light to begin mass deportations of people who have been living and working legally in the United States for years, some even decades. By a 6-to-3 vote along ideological lines, the court's conservative majority ruled that the President has virtually unrestrained power to end the Temporary Protected Status program, known as TPS. Congress enacted the TPS law in 1990 to allow fully vetted and eligible migrants to live and work legally in the U.S.
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