America's slow slide towards population decline could arrive far sooner after the Supreme Court handed President Trump sweeping power to deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the country legally.
The court ruled on 25 June 2026 that the administration may strip Temporary Protected Status from Haitian and Syrian nationals, exposing them to removal. Demographers say the decision, layered on top of record-low birthrates and a collapse in migration, threatens to age the nation faster and shrink its workforce.
