June 25, 2026
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 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court today overruled the lower courts in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe; severely limiting the ability of lower courts to review the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to terminate TPS. As a result, the terminations of TPS for Haiti and Syria are allowed to move forward.

Today’s Supreme Court ruling has limited the ability of lower courts to review TPS termination decisions, unless the termination is challenged under the United States Constitution.  In both cases (Doe and Miot), the plaintiffs claimed that the decision to terminate TPS for Syria and Haiti violated the Constitution because it was motivated by race. The discrimination claim in the Doe case (Syria) will survive today’s ruling. However, the Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs in Miot (Haiti)  are unlikely to succeed on their racial discrimination claim, immediately ending the court-issued protections for Haitian TPS holders.  Despite today’s ruling, some challenges are available for communities still in active litigation, though this decision puts hundreds of thousands of our neighbors — and the U.S.-citizen children who depend on them — at risk of being torn apart.

That risk does not land in isolation. The Supreme Court is also deciding the future of birthright citizenship, and this week marks the 14th anniversary of DACA. TPS, birthright, and DACA are not separate causes — they are the same families. When this administration comes for one of us, it comes for all of us.

The fight is far from over. Constitutional and equal-protection claims will continue in the lower courts. And the answer to a system that keeps treating people’s lives as temporary is permanent: CUSP and our partners — including a labor movement now calling for a pathway to citizenship — are united behind one demand. Now it is on Congress to deliver citizenship.

“The courts left open a pathway to justice — but our families still  face being torn apart. We hold both truths, and we refuse to let anyone be treated as disposable. Birthright, TPS, DACA: same families, one demand — citizenship now,” said Carolyn Tran, Executive Director of Communities United for Status & Protection (CUSP).

“The fight for justice is bigger than one ruling, no matter how devastating the decision. We will not give up, and we will not abandon the people we are here to serve. Our north star remains the same: permanent protection,” said Amaha Kassa, Executive Director, African Communities Together (ACT). 

“The Supreme Court’s ruling today slammed the courthouse door on judicial review for most TPS terminations, but it did not erase the truth. That fight moves forward,” said Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance. “And make no mistake, this ruling lands at a moment that cannot be ignored. The Supreme Court decided the fate of birthright citizenship, the same period of time we mark the 14th anniversary of DACA. There are no separate battles. The fight for justice and for a path to permanent residency continues. And we will not rest until our families are no longer treated as temporary.” 

“At the center of these legal cases around TPS, birthright citizenship, and DACA are the same families – parents working to provide stability, children growing up in uncertainty, navigating family separation, and communities trying to stay whole. While this decision was not the best-case scenario, the fight for permanent protection continues,” said Patrice Lawrence, Executive Director of the UndocuBlack Network (UBN).

“Today’s ruling is devastating for TPS holders and their families. This decision threatens the stability for so many mixed status families across the U.S. We will keep on fighting.  We urge Congress to advance a lasting solution that protects our communities and forges pathways to citizenship,” said Mamta Gurung Nyangmi, Interim Executive Director of Adhikaar for Human Rights & Social Justice.

“The Court has cleared the way for the government to end TPS protections for Haitian and Syrian communities, expanding the Executive’s power to separate Black and Brown families without meaningful judicial review. While we are glad the Court did not rewrite our Constitution and preserved constitutional equal protection claims, it nonetheless assumed the role of fact-finder and demonstrated disregard for an unambiguous factual record of racially driven statements and policies. No American is safe when the Executive has such unchecked powers. Congress must act now to protect our communities from unchecked powers  and to deliver a pathway to citizenship for all,” said Rima Meroueh, Executive Director of the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC).    

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About CUSP: Communities United for Status & Protection is a national collaborative of five immigrant-led organizations — African Communities Together, Adhikaar, Haitian Bridge Alliance, the National Network for Arab American Communities, and UndocuBlack Network — coordinating litigation, policy, and organizing to defend TPS and DED holders, centering Black, Asian, and Arab and Middle Eastern communities.

ABOUT HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE

Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), also known as “The Bridge”, is a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies, foreign policy, and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal, and social services, with a particular focus on Black migrants, the Haitian community, women and girls, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and survivors of torture and other human rights abuses. HBA also seeks to elevate the issues unique to Black migrants and builds solidarity and collective movement toward policy change. Anpil men chay pa lou (“Many hands make the load light”). Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @haitianbridge