Overview
- The Supreme Court issued 6–3 rulings on Thursday that let the Department of Homeland Security end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians and ruled that migrants who have not physically entered U.S. territory do not 'arrive' to claim asylum.
- The majority opinion said the statute governing TPS bars meaningful judicial review of DHS termination decisions, which will require lower courts and agencies to complete procedural steps before any status losses take effect.
- Department of Homeland Security and White House officials hailed the rulings as wins for enforcement while White House adviser Stephen Miller publicly said deportations of people who lose TPS are expected.
- Advocates, state and local leaders warned of immediate human and economic harm, urged employers not to preemptively fire TPS workers, and prepared legal challenges and calls for Congressional action to restore protections.
- Observers say the rulings expand executive control over immigration, revive the legal basis for 'metering' at ports of entry, and are likely to prompt further litigation, state policy responses, and pressure on Congress to act.