Supreme Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By LINDSAY WHITEHURSTMarch 16, 2026 at 08:53 PM

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the Trump administration's efforts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from countries like Haiti and Syria. Lower courts had blocked the administration's move to end TPS for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, allowing them to legally live and work in the U.S. for now. The Justice Department argues that Homeland Security has the authority to terminate TPS, while immigration attorneys contend that conditions in these countries remain unsafe for return. The administration seeks a broad ruling preventing court intervention in Homeland Security's TPS decisions, potentially impacting 1.3 million people currently protected from deportation due to armed conflict and natural disasters in their home countries. The conservative-majority court previously allowed the end of similar protections for Venezuelans.

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