The Trump administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on March 9 that it intends to ask the justices to allow it to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians after an appeals court blocked the move.
TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary events to remain in the United States.
The federal government’s notification of the soon-to-be-filed emergency application came after a 2–1 ruling by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on March 6. The appeals court held that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unlawfully terminated the TPS designation for several hundred thousand Haitians residing in the United States….
DOJ to Ask Supreme Court to Allow End of Protected Status for Haitians
