The Supreme Court ruled on June 25, 2026, in favor of the Trump administration's decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for individuals from Haiti and Syria. The ruling stated that the secretary of homeland security determines whether to grant or end TPS, and judicial intervention is not permitted.

Approximately 330,000 people, mostly from Haiti and a fraction from Syria, are immediately affected by the June 25 ruling. Congress created TPS in 1990 to provide protection from deportation for people whose countries are unsafe to return to because of political instability, war, natural disasters and other factors. The homeland security secretary can grant TPS designation to people from specific countries for a period of 6 to 18 months, and people granted TPS receive a permit to legally work in the U.S.

The Trump administration has terminated TPS for 10 countries, affecting more than one million people. Four countries still have TPS designations set to expire later in 2026: Lebanon, El Salvador, Sudan, and Ukraine. Citizens of El Salvador have had TPS for 26 years.

Julia Gelatt, associate director of U.S. immigration policy at the Migration Policy Institute, said, "It certainly does seem like the number of people who have TPS will continue to decline in this administration." She also stated, "We may even end up by the end of this year without anybody who has temporary protected status."

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said individuals on the program can or should have tried to apply for other forms of legal status to stay in the U.S., such as green cards, or should leave the U.S. entirely. "The status itself can be ended," Mullin said. He added, "Either try to fill out the paperwork and be here under permanent status or we'll help you get back to your home country." Mullin also asserted, "A lot of these individuals haven't been here 18 months, they have been here 18 years. … they have had plenty of time to establish their status inside the United States and they chose not to."

Todd Schulte, president of FWD.us, stated, "There is no TPS to green card pathway." He also said, "These are people who have been building their lives here for over a quarter century, and there is no precedent in modern immigration history for revoking status for a population like that." Schulte noted that many TPS holders live alongside U.S. citizens who are family members and spouses.

TPS does not lead to more permanent legal status such as a green card or citizenship. Data provided by DHS as of March 31, 2025, shows that over 250,000 people could still be on active TPS designations.

Legal challenges have occurred regarding TPS terminations for people from Ethiopia, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and some people from Venezuela. Several federal judges had paused the terminations for Ethiopia, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and some people from Venezuela. The Justice Department has vowed to appeal decisions that paused TPS terminations.