U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Review Trump Administration Ending TPS For Haitians And Syrians

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a decision by the Trump administration ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian immigrants, a move that the Department of Homeland Security has revoked for 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians living in the United States.

The Outre-mer La 1ère report says the government had planned to wind down the program on February 3, but courts blocked that decision and the administration asked the Supreme Court to decide, with judgment expected by late June or early July 2026.

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Al Jazeera frames the stakes around a June 25 Supreme Court decision that “allowed President Donald Trump and his administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians,” paving the way for their legal immigration status to be removed.

Al Jazeera adds that the Trump administration decision and Supreme Court ruling affect about 330,000 Haitians whose TPS-related work authorisations expire on July 10, with deportation facing those who do not qualify for another status.

In the same Al Jazeera account, the TPS program is described as allowing nationals from countries experiencing crises to live in the United States for up to 18 months, and it says the ruling also applies to Syrians and Venezuelans.

Al Jazeera reports that lawmakers from both parties warned that stripping Haitians of TPS could create a caregiving crisis, citing their presence in healthcare jobs.

Republican Representative Mike Lawler wrote on X that “Immediately shutting off TPS will create a crisis in our hospitals, nursing homes, and in the [intellectual disabilities] community,” while Democratic Representative Ayanna Pressley said “Seniors will lose their caregivers when we already have a caregiving crisis.”

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KUOW says experts believe deporting Haitian TPS recipients will have a catastrophic impact on a nationwide healthcare workforce crisis that is “hugely dependent on immigrant labor.”

KUOW also quotes Steffie Woolhandler, who told NPR, “It's going to be a disaster in the Boston area, where a lot of our nursing home and home care aides are Haitian,” and she added that if the United States becomes inhospitable to noncitizens, staffing problems would spread across the entire healthcare system.

In the same KUOW report, Massachusetts is described as having the third largest population of Haitians with TPS (19,000), behind Florida (158,000) and New York (40,000), respectively.

The Haitian Times reports that elected officials and Haitian rights advocacy organizations condemned the Supreme Court decision and pledged to keep defending immigrant communities through litigation, public advocacy, and local support.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul described the decision as part of what she called one of the most significant attacks on immigrants and said New York would continue to support immigrant communities, while New York Attorney General Letitia James told TPS recipients that “We will continue to support all immigrant communities. We will continue to fight for justice. We will continue to defend the people who come to this country seeking safety.”

The Haitian Times also says Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey stated, “stands with our Haitian and Syrian communities. And we always will,” and it reports Boston Mayor Michelle Wu condemned the decision and said Haitian and Syrian residents deserve protection.

NPR reports that hours after the ruling, dozens of panicked TPS holders were calling Viles Dorsainvil, the co-founder and executive director of Haitian Support Center, asking whether they could keep assets or work because TPS came with a work permit and driver’s license privilege.

NPR adds that the Trump administration released little information about how it will withdraw protections for more than 330,000 Haitian and 4,000 Syrian TPS holders, and it says the Department of Homeland Security announced that existing Employment Authorization Documents will expire on July 10.