SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump admin's bid to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians

Although the high court has agreed to take up the case, it did not immediately allow the Trump administration to end the programs while it considers the appeals, which leaves two lower court rulings in place.

Published: March 16, 2026 4:24pm

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear the Trump administration's efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian migrants, which protects migrants in the U.S. under the designation from being deported. 

Although the high court has agreed to take up the case, it did not immediately allow the Trump administration to end the programs while it considers the appeals, which leaves two lower court rulings in place.

Oral arguments are expected to take place in early April, according to CBS News, which will come as the Supreme Court hears the Trump administration's bid to end birthright citizenship on April 1. 

The ruling comes after the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to take up its case to allow the protections for Haitians to end last week and for Syrians last month, after it ruled last year that the protections for Venezuelans could end.

The Trump administration is also attempting to end Temporary Protected Status for Afghan, Nicaraguan, Somalian and Yemeni migrants.

Temporary Protected Status is given to people from countries that are unsafe because of a natural disaster, political instability or other dangerous conditions. The protections are granted for six, 12 or 18 months and allow the recipient to work in the United States and prevents them from being deported during that time.

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