Supreme Court Decision Gives President More Power Over Immigration

WASHINGTON — On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court made two important decisions. By a vote of 6 to 3, the court supported the Trump government’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Haiti and Syria. The court also allowed border officers to send immigrants back before they enter the U.S. These decisions give the president more power over immigration and make it easier to deport many people.

In the first decision, six conservative judges said that courts cannot review the government’s decision to end TPS. This affects about 356,000 Haitian immigrants and 6,100 Syrian immigrants. These people were living and working legally in the U.S. under TPS. TPS is a program that lets people stay in the U.S. if their home country is not safe because of war or natural disasters.

In the second decision, the same 6-3 vote supported a government policy. This policy lets border officers deport immigrants before they fully enter the country. This means these immigrants cannot ask for asylum. The three liberal judges voted against disagreed with both decisions.

One liberal judge, Justice Sotomayor, said she was worried that the decision would “cause more deaths.” A lawyer named Ira Kurzban, who represents Haitian TPS holders, said that many affected families have children who are U.S. citizens. He also said these people contribute a lot to the U.S. economy. The White House said the decision was a “big victory” for the government.

Before this, the Trump government had tried to end TPS for 13 out of 17 countries. But legal challenges stopped them. Now, the Supreme Court’s decisions have removed these legal problems.

Professor Vladeck from Georgetown Law Center told CNN that the court can now only play a small role in controlling the president’s power. Some analysts worry that this decision could lead to ending TPS for all countries. This would be the largest removal of legal status in U.S. history. The Trump government had earlier said that TPS had changed from a “temporary” program to a kind of “amnesty.”