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     Scotus should approve Trump's request.  The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments related to the Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals.

     Under the Obama administration, both countries were granted TPS through a 1Despite the original short-term nature of the designations, they have persisted for well over a decade, with former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announcing their termination in 2025. However, federal courts later blocked the move.

     In the case brought to the Supreme Court, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, representing the Trump administration, argued on Wednesday that courts cannot review determinations made by the DHS secretary, a position now held by Markwayne Mullin, in regard to TPS, the SCOTUSblog explained. Sauer pointed to the statute creating the program which “provides that there is no judicial review of any determination of the Secretary with respect to the designation or termination or extension of a designation of a foreign state for Temporary Protected Status.”990 Congressional law that allows certain immigrants to receive this status if they are nationals of countries designated “to be subject to armed conflict, natural disaster, or other extraordinary temporary conditions.”  Haiti was given this designation for a period of 18 months shortly after an earthquake in 2010 rattled the Caribbean country, killing hundreds of thousands.

     In 2012, Syrian nationals were also granted TPS, with then-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano citing “deteriorating conditions” in the Middle Eastern nation. SCOTUSblog, which covers news regarding the High Court, attributed the “brutal crackdown” by the former Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in 2024 following a civil war.