Supreme Court Ends TPS for 300,000 Haitians and Syrians, Exposing 40,000 New Yorkers
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Updated · amNY · Jun 25
Supreme Court Ends TPS for 300,000 Haitians and Syrians, Exposing 40,000 New Yorkers
3 articles · Updated · amNY · Jun 25
Summary
A 6-3 Supreme Court ruling stripped temporary protected status from more than 300,000 Haitian and Syrian immigrants nationwide, including about 40,000 in New York, clearing the way for imminent deportations.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote that DHS decisions to designate, extend or terminate TPS are not subject to judicial review, overturning lower-court blocks that had kept the protections in place.
Justice Elena Kagan, joined by the court's liberals, dissented and said challengers should have prevailed on claims that the Haiti termination was partly driven by racial animus tied to Trump's past remarks.
New York officials including Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the decision will destabilize families and strain sectors such as health care that rely on TPS workers.
With no further court appeal available, advocates and Sen. Chuck Schumer are pressing the Senate to pass legislation extending TPS through 2029 after the House approved it in April.