Supreme Court to Review TPS Terminations for Haiti and Syria

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 2026 about whether DHS can lawfully end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria. The cases—Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe—are set for oral argument Wednesday, with a decision expected by June or July.

TPS, created by the 1990 Immigration Act, grants work permits to nationals from countries in crisis. Haiti received TPS after the 2010 earthquake; Syria after the 2012 civil war. The Biden administration extended both designations in 2024. In February 2025, DHS secretary Kristi Noem announced their termination, citing national-interest concerns.

About 6,100 Syrian and 300,000 Haitian TPS holders—part of roughly 1.3 million beneficiaries—face loss of work authorization and possible deportation. Salvadoran TPS recipients sent $9.9 billion in 2025 remittances, 24 % of El Salvador’s GDP, underscoring the economic impact.

The Justice Department says the TPS law “unambiguously bars judicial review” and that Noem complied with the required inter-agency consultation, pointing to a State Department email noting “no foreign policy concerns.” Judge Ana Reyes called the Haitian termination “substantially likely” driven by hostility toward non-white immigrants. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson reiterated TPS is “temporary” and not a path to permanent residency.

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National TPS Alliance coordinator José Palma warned, “nothing can be guaranteed with this administration.” Inter-American Dialogue CEO Rebecca Bill-Chavez said Bukele’s cooperation “does not guarantee a TPS extension.” UCLA professor Ahilan Arulanantham argued the stance would “insulate flagrantly unlawful executive action from judicial review.”

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Construction entrepreneur José Urías said, “It’s not guaranteed, but it’s not impossible either,” while CARECEN organizer Lorena Zepeda lamented, “I feel quite sad… I have faith in God,” fearing deportation.

The administration points to a State Department email as proof of consultation; plaintiffs argue the exchange was only three sentences and lacked substantive analysis, indicating a possible statutory breach.

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• “It's not guaranteed, but it's not impossible either,” — José Urías, construction entrepreneur, TPS holder

• “We cannot rely solely on friendly relations,” — José Palma, National TPS Alliance coordinator

• “I don’t think that the fact that Bukele has really delivered on Trump’s priorities necessarily means that Trump will respond to TPS extension requests,” — Rebecca Bill-Chavez, Inter-American Dialogue CEO

• “Armed groups are continually battling the government and its supporters for territorial control,” — Tirana Hassan, Doctors Without Borders CEO

The Court is expected to issue its ruling by late June or July 2026. An affirmation of the terminations would let the administration revoke TPS for Haiti and Syria; a reversal would preserve the protections while the government revises its process.