Supreme Court clears Trump move to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
The US Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a major immigration victory, ruling that his administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian migrants living in the United States.
In a 6-3 decision, the court overturned lower court rulings that had blocked the administration from ending protections for around 350,000 Haitians and more than 6,000 Syrians. TPS allows people from countries affected by war, natural disasters or other extraordinary crises to live and work legally in the US while conditions in their home countries remain unsafe.
The programme was first granted to Haitians following the devastating 2010 earthquake and extended to Syrians after civil war erupted in 2012. The ruling is expected to have far-reaching implications for migrants from other countries covered by TPS, potentially exposing many to deportation if
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