Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
The Facts
- The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals.
- The administration’s filing seeks to lift or block a lower-court order that is currently preventing the termination of Haiti’s TPS while litigation continues.
- The request was made via an emergency application/filing to the Supreme Court.
- The TPS protections at issue cover about 350,000 Haitians living in the United States.
- Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed or signed the administration’s request to the Supreme Court in the Haiti TPS case.
- Multiple outlets report the administration is also pursuing Supreme Court action related to ending TPS protections for Syrian nationals, in a separate matter.
Context
What is Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and what does it allow Haitian beneficiaries to do?
TPS is a U.S. immigration designation that can allow eligible nationals of certain countries to live and work legally in the United States for a limited period when conditions in their home country meet statutory criteria. NYT EL PAÍS
What exactly is the Trump administration asking the Supreme Court to do right now?
The administration is asking the justices for emergency relief to lift a lower-court order that is blocking the government from ending Haiti’s TPS while the case continues, which would allow DHS to proceed with terminating TPS and related benefits during ongoing litigation. Fragomen - Immigrat… news.bloomberglaw.c… CBS News
What happens to Haitian TPS holders while the lower-court order remains in place?
As long as the district court order remains in effect, Haiti TPS beneficiaries retain TPS protections and benefits, though they are advised to prepare for possible changes if the Supreme Court grants the government’s request. Fragomen - Immigrat…
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