Supreme Court Lets Trump End TPS for 2 Nations as Review Bar Exposes Syrians, Haitians
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Updated · Rochester Beacon · Jul 27
Supreme Court Lets Trump End TPS for 2 Nations as Review Bar Exposes Syrians, Haitians
3 articles · Updated · Rochester Beacon · Jul 27
Summary
A late-June Supreme Court ruling cleared the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian immigrants, reopening the risk of deportation for people from countries still facing violence and instability.
Federal law drove the decision: the court said the TPS statute generally blocks judges from reviewing Homeland Security determinations to designate, extend or terminate protections for a foreign country.
The case stemmed from Kristi Noem’s November 2025 revocations for Haiti and Syria, after district judges in Washington and New York had paused deportations for Syrians and Haitians before DHS won emergency relief at the high court.
In Rochester and Buffalo, refugee groups and immigration lawyers said the ruling deepens week-to-week uncertainty for migrants and employers, while funding cuts have already forced some 90-day resettlement agencies to shut.
Monroe County resettled 750 refugees and SIV holders in fiscal 2025, with Syria a leading source country, and advocates warn the precedent could also hit Afghans and more than a dozen other TPS-linked communities.