Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Trump administration’s efforts to strip a humanitarian immigration benefit from Haitians and Syrians. It’s a case that will affect more than 350,000 people who live in the U.S. under a Temporary Protected Status (TPS), part of a much larger group that has grown into a significant economic driver.
Since 1990, the U.S. has allowed nationals of specific countries blighted by war or environmental disaster the right to live and work within its borders under TPS. Nearly 1.3 million people who currently live in the U.S. do so under TPS, and some for more than 20 years.
