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The Trump administration has called on the US Supreme Court to allow it to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants.

Some shit you should know before you dig in: If you’re unaware, the United States grants temporary immigration protections through a program called Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which allows nationals from certain countries facing armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions to live and work legally in the US without being deported. Haiti was first granted TPS after a catastrophic 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and devastated the country’s infrastructure. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants have been allowed to remain in the United States under the program, with estimates showing roughly 330,000 to 350,000 Haitians currently holding TPS. The designation is meant to be temporary and is periodically reviewed by the Department of Homeland Security, allowing recipients to obtain work authorization and protection from deportation while conditions in their home country remain unsafe for return.

What’s going on now: In a notable development, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to move forward with ending TPS protections for Haitian migrants while ongoing lawsuits continue to play out in lower courts. Administration officials argue that the executive branch has the authority to terminate TPS designations and that federal courts should not be able to block those decisions. In its request, the Justice Department is also asking the justices to take up the broader legal question of whether courts can review TPS termination decisions at all, saying multiple lawsuits around the country are creating conflicting rulings that need to be settled.

The push to end Haiti’s TPS designation was previously announced by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who said the administration had determined that conditions in Haiti no longer justified continuing the protections. Although she acknowledged the country faces violence and instability, Noem argued that there were no longer “extraordinary and temporary conditions” preventing Haitian nationals from safely returning. She also said continuing the program was not in the national interest.

Critics and immigration advocates strongly pushed back on the decision, arguing that Haiti remains deeply unstable due to gang violence, political turmoil, and humanitarian crises. Lawyers representing Haitian TPS holders also argued in court that the administration failed to properly evaluate conditions in Haiti and that the decision may have been influenced by bias against Haitian migrants.

More to come.