Mullin says Haitians and Syrians losing TPS should seek legal status or return home

Sunday, June 28, 2026Rights & JusticeWell-covered5 frames

On CNN's "State of the Union," Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said people from Haiti and Syria affected by the end of Temporary Protected Status should either seek another legal status in the United States or return to their home countries.
Mullin said Temporary Protected Status was not intended to be permanent and argued that some recipients have had years to pursue other immigration pathways.
Multiple reports say the Supreme Court recently allowed the Trump administration to proceed with ending TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians.
The policy change affects roughly 330,000 to 356,000 migrants from Haiti and Syria who had been protected under TPS.
Mullin said the administration would help some affected migrants leave by providing transportation home and a cash payment of about $2,100.
The issue matters because ending TPS could expose many Haitian and Syrian migrants who had been living and working legally in the United States to deportation proceedings or pressure to depart voluntarily.
A key unresolved issue raised in the interview was whether Haiti and Syria are safe destinations for return, with Tapper citing violence and travel restrictions while Mullin said the administration considers multiple factors and can use deportation flights where commercial travel is limited.

How left and right are reading this

Both agree: Ending TPS will force hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians into a consequential choice between finding another legal status or leaving the United States.
They split on: Whether the story is about exposing legally settled migrants to danger and deportation pressure, or about enforcing the temporary limits of a protection never meant to last.

On CNN's "State of the Union," Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said people from Haiti and Syria affected by the end of Temporary Protected Status should either seek another legal status in the United States or return to their home countries.
Mullin said Temporary Protected Status was not intended to be permanent and argued that some recipients have had years to pursue other immigration pathways.
Multiple reports say the Supreme Court recently allowed the Trump administration to proceed with ending TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians.
The policy change affects roughly 330,000 to 356,000 migrants from Haiti and Syria who had been protected under TPS.
Mullin said the administration would help some affected migrants leave by providing transportation home and a cash payment of about $2,100.
The issue matters because ending TPS could expose many Haitian and Syrian migrants who had been living and working legally in the United States to deportation proceedings or pressure to depart voluntarily.
A key unresolved issue raised in the interview was whether Haiti and Syria are safe destinations for return, with Tapper citing violence and travel restrictions while Mullin said the administration considers multiple factors and can use deportation flights where commercial travel is limited.

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