Overview
- The Supreme Court on June 25 limited judicial review of decisions to end Temporary Protected Status, a move that allows the Department of Homeland Security to begin winding down TPS for roughly 350,000 Haitians and about 6,000 Syrians.
- DHS has issued guidance that, for now, preserves employment authorization and defers deportation for affected beneficiaries while lower courts and agency procedures are brought into line with the high court’s decision.
- A bipartisan group of House members backed H.R. 1689 to extend protections for Haitian TPS holders through 2029, and several Republicans from Florida and Ohio, including Rep. Carlos Giménez, have publicly opposed immediate deportations.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said beneficiaries could have changed their status earlier, a position that clashes with lawmakers and advocates who warn that returns to Haiti or parts of Syria would be unsafe and would disrupt health care and long‑term care staffing.
- With judicial review narrowed, the fight will shift to agency rulemaking, enforcement choices, and Congress, and the outcome could strip work permits, destabilize regional workforces, and force families to weigh risky returns to countries the U.S. has long deemed dangerous.