The Supreme Court sides with the Trump administration in two major immigration cases
6/25/202610 min
Today, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in two major immigration rulings.
One allows the administration to move forward with revoking temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of people. The other puts limits on how people can claim asylum.
How could these rulings shape U.S. immigration policy?
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First 90 secondsJuana Summers· Host0:00
It's Consider This, where every day we go deep on one big news story. Today, two major immigration rulings at the Supreme Court. Curbing immigration was a key promise President Trump made ahead of his second term, and today the Supreme Court handed the administration two major victories. The first had to do with asylum.
Speaker 20:17
The justices cleared the way to block asylum seekers from entering the United States before they can apply for protection.
Juana Summers· Host0:25
Prior to today's ruling, a migrant who came to the U.S.-Mexico border and spoke to a border agent was thought of as an arrival, even if they didn't step foot on U.S. soil. That meant they could apply for asylum and enter the U.S. as they awaited a hearing. But not anymore. And in a separate ruling, the justices addressed a program intended to offer humanitarian protection to some immigrants.
Speaker 20:48
The court allowed the Trump administration to begin ending temporary protected status, or TPS, for thousands of migrants who've been living and working legally in the U.S.
Juana Summers· Host0:59
The ruling applies to migrants who fled Syria and Haiti, clearing the way for mass deportations.
Jimena Bustillo1:04
My people, they can't go back. It's real. The reality in Haiti is real.
Juana Summers· Host1:11
Currently, there are more than 330,000 immigrants who are directly affected by today's TPS ruling, and it could affect hundreds of thousands more. [pensive music] Consider this: The Supreme Court has struck a blow to longstanding immigration protections. What do the rulings mean, and how will they shape immigration