Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Trump TPS Revocation for 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 29, 2026 in two consolidated cases — Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot — on whether the Trump administration has authority to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians currently living in the United States. TPS for Haitians was originally granted following the catastrophic 2010 earthquake and subsequently extended by multiple administrations; Syria's designation was granted due to the ongoing civil conflict. The Trump administration moved to terminate both designations in 2025, arguing the executive branch has unreviewable discretion to determine when foreign conditions no longer warrant TPS. Haitian TPS holders contribute an estimated $5.9 billion annually to the U.S. economy; approximately 190,000 Haitian nationals are eligible, many having lived in the U.S. for over a decade with U.S. citizen children. Advocates argued the revocations violated the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to adequately consider country conditions and were driven by racial and discriminatory motivations. The administration countered that TPS designation is a foreign policy function committed solely to executive discretion and not subject to judicial review. A ruling is expected by June or July 2026. An adverse ruling — upholding the revocations — would expose hundreds of thousands of long-term U.S. residents to deportation and family separation, many of whom have built lives and families in the United States over more than a decade.