US Supreme Court rules Trump admin can end TPS for Haitians, Syrians

Published Aug 10, 10:00 AM UTC

The article reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's June 25th ruling that allows the Trump Administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 330,000 Haitians and 4,000 Syrians living in the U.S. The decision overturns a lower court's block, which had argued the Department of Homeland Security's action was likely motivated by racism rather than current conditions in Haiti. TPS was originally granted to Haitians after the 2010 earthquake, allowing them to live and work legally in the U.S. Many have built lives, with tens of thousands working as nursing assistants and nearly 400,000 U.S.-born children having at least one TPS parent. The Supreme Court found the Administration cannot be sued for violations of TPS law, effectively ending protections that had been extended for over a decade.