Justices will review the administration’s appeal after lower courts blocked termination of protections.
The Supreme Court of the United States announced it will hear an appeal concerning efforts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain immigrants from Haiti and Syria. The case follows lower court rulings that temporarily blocked the termination of protections affecting roughly 350,000 Haitians and about 6,000 Syrians living in the U.S. The justices declined, for now, to allow the terminations to take effect while the litigation proceeds and scheduled arguments for next month.
The Justice Department maintains that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has authority to end TPS designations, while challengers contend conditions in the countries remain unsafe for return.
TPS is granted to individuals whose home countries face armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary circumstances. Previous TPS designations for Haiti followed the 2010 earthquake, while protections for Syria began in 2012 amid civil war. Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem previously determined that conditions in Haiti no longer met the statutory standard for continuation.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the justices of the Supreme Court of the U.S. as they consider legal questions involving immigration protections and executive authority.
- For Secretary Mullin and DOJ officials as they implement and defend federal immigration enforcement.
Sources: Daily Signal, Washington Examiner
