Homeland Security Orders Firings of 356,000 TPS Workers After Supreme Court Ruling
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 11
Homeland Security Orders Firings of 356,000 TPS Workers After Supreme Court Ruling
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 11
Summary
Hundreds of thousands of TPS holders will lose their jobs within weeks after Homeland Security told U.S. employers they must dismiss affected workers as their permits expire.
July 24 is the cutoff for Haitians, while workers from Syria, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen lose authorization on July 17 under USCIS notices issued Friday.
The directive follows the Supreme Court's June decision backing the Trump administration's authority to end TPS protections for Haiti and Syria, leaving recipients vulnerable to deportation once terminations take effect.
More than 330,000 Haitians, 6,100 Syrians and about 20,000 people from the other five countries are affected; USCIS had repeatedly extended work permits in short increments, creating confusion for employers and workers.
What happens to the 279,000 U.S. citizen children whose parents now face deportation?
How will critical U.S. industries fill the gap left by hundreds of thousands of dismissed workers?
356,000 TPS Holders Face Deportation After Supreme Court Decision: Legal, Economic, and Humanitarian Fallout
Overview
On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe, confirming that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for groups like Haitians and Syrians without federal court review for non-constitutional issues. This decision supported a Trump administration move to remove deportation protections from about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, many of whom received TPS after Haiti’s 2021 crisis. The ruling lifted previous court blocks, making DHS’s decision final and not reviewable, and set the stage for major changes affecting immigrants, employers, and communities nationwide.