Supreme Court Allows End of Legal Protections for Haitian and Syrian Migrants

The ruling removes legal work authorization and deportation protections for approximately 356,000 migrants from Haiti and Syria, potentially subjecting them to immediate removal from the United States.

• •The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals.
• •The ruling overturns lower court injunctions that had previously prevented the administration from ending these protections.
• •The majority opinion held that the TPS statute bars federal courts from reviewing the administration's non-constitutional claims regarding program termination.
• •Approximately 350,000 Haitian migrants and 6,000 Syrian migrants are affected by this decision.
• •TPS was established by Congress in 1990 to provide temporary work permits and deportation relief to individuals from countries facing natural disasters or civil strife.
• •The administration has ended TPS protections for migrants from 13 countries since January 2025.
• •The dissenting justices argued that the administration failed to conduct required consultations regarding country conditions and that the decision was influenced by racial bias.
• •The ruling does not provide a path to citizenship for TPS holders.
• •TPS protections are typically granted in 18-month increments.
• •The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill in April to extend deportation protections for Haitians, which remains pending in the Senate.