Supreme Court Clears End of TPS for 300,000 Haitians, Sparking Panic in Brooklyn
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Supreme Court Clears End of TPS for 300,000 Haitians, Sparking Panic in Brooklyn
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Summary
More than 300,000 Haitians with Temporary Protected Status were thrust into uncertainty after the Supreme Court ruled President Trump could end the program, opening the way for deportations.
In Brooklyn’s Little Haiti, residents flooded paralegal offices and clinics with questions about how to avoid removal and whether ICE agents could soon target the neighborhood.
The ruling hit a community that had been celebrating Haiti’s first World Cup appearance in 52 years, abruptly turning a festive mood into fear.
TPS, created by Congress with bipartisan support in 1990, had allowed Haitians to live and work in the United States; Trump’s move to terminate it fits his broader push to restrict immigration.
With thousands of long-term workers facing removal, what will be the economic fallout for communities and businesses across the United States?
As Haiti's soccer team makes history, why are 300,000 of its U.S. residents now facing deportation to a country in crisis?
The Supreme Court has ruled, but what happens when temporary legal status collides with decades of life built in a new country?
Supreme Court Ruling Puts 1.3 Million TPS Holders at Risk: Legal, Economic, and Community Fallout from Mullin v. Doe (2026)
Overview
On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Doe, granting the Department of Homeland Security broad authority to extend or end Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The ruling, written by Justice Samuel Alito, found that lower courts cannot overrule DHS decisions on TPS and emphasized that the law gives DHS very broad discretion. Arguments that the Trump administration’s actions were discriminatory were dismissed. This decision is a major win for the Trump administration’s deportation agenda and leaves hundreds of thousands of TPS holders at risk of losing their legal status and work authorization.