The Supreme Court issued a stay blocking a lower court ruling that had prevented the Trump administration from deporting about 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
This temporarily allows the administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for these individuals, a program protecting migrants from unsafe returns due to conflicts or disasters.
Justices Sotomayor and Jackson dissented, criticizing the court for ignoring the severe impact on migrants’ lives. The Solicitor General argued the lower court overstepped by interfering with executive immigration authority.
TPS, usually renewed every 18 months, faced cuts under Trump, with Homeland Security opposing extensions for some Venezuelans.
