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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh

Trump finds partner in supreme court in his war against immigration

People hold signs saying 'Haitians Care for New York' and 'Our Families Belong Together'.
A rally in New York on the day of the supreme court decision allowing the Trump administration to strip TPS protections from Haitians and Syrians. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

In the US supreme court, it seems Donald Trump has found loyalists in his crusade against immigration and immigrants.

In a pair of rulings on Thursday, the court allowed the Trump administration to end humanitarian protections that have granted people from Haiti and Syria the right to live and work legally in the US for more than a decade, and cleared way for the government to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border by physically blocking them from setting foot on US soil. And on Tuesday, the court granted border officials broad discretion to deport lawful permanent residents or green card holders.

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