Overview

• The court split 6–3, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.
• The order allows the administration to proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status, putting beneficiaries at risk of deportation and loss of work authorization.
• The dispute traces to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s move to end the designation, which had been halted by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in California.
• The justices said the circumstances warranted the same result they reached in May, characterizing Friday’s action as consistent interim relief.
• Coverage estimates roughly 300,000 Venezuelans are affected, while reports indicate Haitian TPS beneficiaries are not impacted at this time.