The nation’s highest court showed signs it may back the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate temporary protected status for migrants from Haiti and Syria currently living in the United States.
During court proceedings, the justices demonstrated openness to arguments supporting the administration’s position to end these special protections that have allowed thousands of migrants to remain in the country legally due to dangerous conditions in their home nations.
The temporary protected status program provides relief from deportation for individuals whose countries face ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary circumstances that make return unsafe.
A final ruling from the Supreme Court could affect the legal status of thousands of Haitian and Syrian nationals who have been living and working in the United States under these protections.
