Court to decide whether Trump may terminate temporary protected status in case that could determine whether 1.3 million people may remain in US.
Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has begun to hear a case on whether the administration of President Donald Trump may strip the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians living in the country.
The hearing on Wednesday at the country’s highest court specifically concerns whether Trump may end “temporary protected status” (TPS) for citizens of the two countries, which is granted when it is deemed unsafe for individuals to return to their home countries.
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But the court’s eventual decision could have wide-ranging…
