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Temporary Protected Status, a U.S. immigration designation for nationals of countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. Incidents involve revocation or non-renewal of TPS protections.
6 incidents
Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation
Two same-day 6-3 SCOTUS rulings on June 25, 2026 eliminated judicial review of TPS terminations (allowing TPS to end for ~350,000 Haitians and ~6,100 Syrians) and revived asylum metering at the border. Sotomayor's dissent warned the rulings will get people killed.
Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation
An accelerated immigration court system that fast-tracks cases through mass remote hearings, with two-thirds of all Somali cases nationwide rescheduled on short notice. The process systematically deprives respondents of due process, as the 2018–19 family rocket dockets showed, when 80% of completed cases ended in in absentia removal orders.
Grade 4 of 5: Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern
The US deported Haitians to a country whose capital's airport US airlines are barred from after commercial planes were hit by gang gunfire, where 90% of the capital is under gang control and 1.4 million are displaced. DHS terminated TPS for about 348,000 Haitians while the State Department maintained a Level 4 'Do Not Travel' advisory; the Supreme Court allowed the termination to proceed in June 2026.
Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation
TPS was terminated or targeted for termination across 11 countries, de-documenting over 1 million people. Federal courts have blocked or paused several terminations. The State Department maintains 'Do Not Travel' advisories for many of the same countries DHS claims are safe for return.
Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation
DHS Secretary Noem terminated Venezuela TPS, and the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect, de-documenting approximately 350,000 people and exposing them to removal to a country the State Department itself has characterized as unstable and dangerous.
Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power
The first Trump administration tried to end temporary legal status for about 300,000 people from six countries. A court found evidence of White House pressure, rewritten staff recommendations and presidential animus, and blocked the terminations; an appeals court later lifted that block on jurisdictional grounds. The terminations were held off by litigation until the next administration changed course.