The Daily Fuckup

The Supreme Court on June 25 gave the Trump administration a temporary win in its fight over Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti and Syria. In a consolidated ruling, the justices said the challengers were not entitled to orders postponing the terminations while the cases move through the courts.

The decision did more than pause the fight. The Court reversed the interim relief granted by the lower courts and said the TPS statute bars review of the challengers’ non-constitutional claims. It also said the constitutional claim tied to Haiti’s termination was unlikely to succeed, and that the district courts erred in granting interim relief.

The ruling does not end the litigation or decide every claim on the merits. But it does clear the way for the administration to keep moving forward with the termination process instead of leaving the protections in place while the lawsuits continue.

For TPS holders from Haiti and Syria, the practical effect is more uncertainty and less time. For the administration, it is a significant procedural step in an immigration push aimed at shrinking humanitarian protections. The underlying cases are still alive, but for now the government does not have to keep the terminations on hold.