Advocates warn of wide-ranging implications of US Supreme Court TPS ruling
Key takeaways
- Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status for Haiti, Syria risking family separation, advocates say.
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was created by Congress as part of the Immigration Act of 1990.
- When a country is designated under TPS, its nationals are granted temporary legal status to reside and work in the US.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status for Haiti, Syria risking family separation, advocates say.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Immigrants' rights activists and demonstrators rally outside the US Supreme Court [File: Nathan Howard/Reuters]By Joseph Stepansky Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the administration of US President Donald Trump to do away with a special legal status for Haitians and Syrians has sent shockwaves through communities across the country.
Immigration advocates say the 6-3 majority decision allowing the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will have a resounding impact on nationals of Haiti and Syria, raising the spectre of deportation and family separation, while likely leaving US employers in the lurch.