WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider the Trump administration’s bid to strip Haitians and Syrians of temporary deportation protections.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to end so-called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians.
TPS protects its holders from deportation and allows them to work. It is granted to people deemed to be in danger if they return to their home countries because of war, natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstances.
President Donald Trump campaigned for the White House on a pledge to expel millions of undocumented migrants and his administration has pushed to dismantle the TPS program as part of its broader immigration crackdown.
TPS status has been revoked for Afghans, Ethiopians, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, Somalis, Venezuelans and others in addition to Haitians and Syrians since Trump took office.
