Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleU.S. Associate Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Jr., Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts look on during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 (Getty)The Supreme Court issued two rulings allowing the administration to end humanitarian protections for tens of thousands of immigrants and indefinitely block asylum seekers from entering the country. These 6-3 decisions, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, could significantly alter asylum law and impact over 1 million people legally residing in the U.S. One ruling permits the government to block asylum seekers if ports of entry are deemed overwhelmed, while the other allows the Department of Homeland Security to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria, affecting 350,000 individuals. The Court clarified that an immigrant 'arrives' in the U.S. only after physically crossing the border, a decision Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned would lead to more deaths and illegal crossings. The rulings come despite previous court blocks on ending TPS due to concerns of 'racial animus' and an anti-immigrant agenda, with lawyers for Haitian immigrants arguing the termination was a predetermined political outcome. In fullSupreme Court delivers dual blows to immigrants in big win for Trump’s deportation campaignThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Trump administration has increasingly targeted legal immigration pathways in a government-wide mass deportation campaign

Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito that under the TPS law, the president has unreviewable authority to end the program, without intervention from the courts.

The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative justices, overturned a lower court's finding that the policy violated federal law. The Republican president's…