The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday in two cases that expand the Trump administration’s authority over immigration enforcement.
In Mullin v. Doe, the court allowed the administration to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. Justice Samuel Alito wrote that federal courts cannot review the process leading to those terminations.
In Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the justices upheld the government’s ability to turn away asylum seekers at ports of entry before they enter the United States. The rulings split along ideological lines.
Justice Elena Kagan dissented in the TPS case, citing statements by President Trump about Haitians. The decisions clear the way for deportations and revive the metering policy at the border.
