From Judge Ana Reyes' opinion in Miot et al. v. Trump et al. (D.D.C.), a case challenging DHS' suspension of the TPS (Temporary Protected Status) program for Haitians in the U.S., on the grounds that DHS Secretary Noem "preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants." [The court agreed with the challengers that they were likely to succeed on their claim, and granted their motion to stay the DHS' action].
It's pretty powerful stuff.
On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: "America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions." More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington's vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [From her posting on X:
"I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. . . . WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE."
