Supreme Court Appears Poised to Limit Review of TPS Terminations

The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday signaled it may allow the Trump administration to end TPS protections without judicial review, Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the justices.

The government appealed lower-court orders that blocked DHS from ending TPS for about 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000–6,100 Syrians, part of protections covering roughly 1.3 million people from 17 countries.

Liberal justices questioned whether President Trump’s public statements showed racial animus, and lower-court Judge Ana Reyes found evidence of discriminatory intent in blocking the Haitian termination, the court heard.

Government data show 46,510 TPS holders in Illinois as of March 2025, and lawyers said DHS has ended protections for 13 countries since the start of the administration.

The court is expected to issue a decision this summer, and lawyers warned that even a victory for migrants could be temporary because the administration could again terminate designations after following procedural steps.