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Court will consider whether Trump administration properly revoked protected status for Syrians and Haitians
Justices will weigh whether the administration followed federal rules in ending protections for Syrians and Haitians, with a decision expected by summer recess.
- On Wednesday, April 29, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether the Trump administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants currently living in the United States.
- DHS designated Haiti for TPS in 2010 following a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people, while Syria received designation in 2012 after civil war erupted. Then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced last year plans to end both protections.
- UCLA law professor Ahilan Arulanantham and lawyer Geoffrey Pipoly will argue for the challengers with 20 minutes each. James Rogers of America First Legal contends the secretary holds unreviewable authority to terminate designations.
- Justices must determine whether lower court judges retain authority to block the administration from stripping these protections from immigrant groups. The ruling will establish judicial oversight boundaries in TPS termination decisions.
- A decision is expected in late June or early July before the justices' summer recess. The Court may reference the 2018 Trump v. Hawaii precedent, which requires immigration restrictions to "plausibly relate to the Government" objective.
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