US government asks Supreme Court to allow deportation of Syrian migrants

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffFebruary 26, 2026 at 09:22 PM
US government asks Supreme Court to allow deportation of Syrian migrants

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In February 2026, the US Department of Justice petitioned the Supreme Court to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 6,000 Syrian migrants. This appeal seeks to overturn a lower court ruling from November that blocked the administration's efforts to remove TPS, which protects foreign nationals in the US from deportation due to unsafe conditions in their home countries. The Trump administration has broadly sought to end TPS for people from 12 countries, arguing conditions in those countries have improved. While lower courts have sometimes blocked these efforts, the administration has previously succeeded in appealing to the Supreme Court to remove TPS protections for Venezuelan nationals. The outcome of this case could significantly impact the Syrian migrants currently residing in the US under TPS.

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