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Supreme Court Limits Review of TPS Terminations, Courts Temporarily Preserve Protections

Limiting court oversight of federal decisions on Temporary Protected Status, the ruling shifts power to DHS and leaves hundreds of thousands facing immediate legal and work-authority uncertainty.

Sabine French worries for her mother, who is 91 years old and might soon lose her caregiver when TPS for Haiti expires. "I cannot imagine finding someone else to replace her," she says. "It’s so much to deal with."
Sabine French and her mother, who is 91 years old, pose for a portrait at their home in Queens, New York, on July 22, 2026. Their Haitian caregiver might soon lose her work visa due to the revocation of TPS status.
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Overview

  • A Supreme Court decision in late June narrowed lower courts' power to hear most challenges to the end of Temporary Protected Status and allowed the administration to move to terminate designations.
  • A federal appeals court has extended Haitian TPS and associated work permits through Monday, July 27, while multiple district judges have issued short administrative stays for other nationalities and plaintiffs prepare constitutional claims.
  • The Department of Homeland Security says conditions in some home countries have improved and defends ending TPS as restoring the program's temporary purpose, and it is preparing voluntary return assistance and enforcement options.
  • Policy experts and advocates say large-scale deportations would be slow because of ICE operational limits and scarce commercial flights to places like Haiti, but they warn the loss of work authorization could cause immediate staffing shortages in health care and eldercare.
  • Community groups, local officials and Congress are pressing for legislative fixes and legal remedies — Venezuelan TPS advocates have collected more than 130,000 petition signatures while Senate action on extensions remains stalled.