Key facts
- The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
- The 6-3 ruling overturned lower court decisions that had blocked the termination of TPS.
- TPS allows migrants from designated countries to live and work in the U.S. when their home countries are unsafe.
- The State Department currently advises against travel to Haiti and Syria due to safety concerns.
- The decision impacts approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, with the administration having ended protections for 13 countries since January 2025.
The U.S. Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria, reversing lower court rulings that had blocked the move. The 6-3 decision allows the administration to strip these individuals of their protection from deportation. TPS is a designation granted to individuals from countries experiencing war, natural disasters, or other catastrophes, allowing them to reside and work in the United States. Haiti's TPS was initially granted after a 2010 earthquake, while Syria's was provided following the onset of its civil war in 2012. The State Department currently advises against travel to both nations due to significant safety concerns, including widespread violence and crime. The Trump administration has argued that TPS is intended to be temporary and that its determinations should not be subject to judicial review. Immigration attorneys contend the countries remain unsafe and the administration's process was unlawfully hasty and tinged by racial animus. Federal authorities deny that racial animus played a role. DHS has ended protections for people from 13 countries since January 2025, including some that had been in place for over a decade. The House passed legislation to extend protections for Haitians, but the bill has stalled in the Senate.