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Mullin defends Haiti TPS decision
Key takeaways
- The Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of the Trump administration s decision.
- Temporary Protected Status was never intended to be permanent.
- The whole time these individuals have been here underneath the Temporary Protected Status, they could have applied for a visa.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of the Trump administration s decision.
Temporary Protected Status was never intended to be permanent. And there s a lot of people that came over here 15, 20 years ago underneath TPS that s already changed their status, Mullin told CNN s Jake Tapper on State of the Union.
The whole time these individuals have been here underneath the Temporary Protected Status, they could have applied for a visa. They could have applied for [lawful permanent residency (LPR).] They could have applied for different directions. But the status itself can be ended in its name itself by saying temporary, the secretary added.
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