Democrats vowed to resist after the Supreme Court’s decision on Temporary Protected Status
New York’s governor vows to fight back after TPS repeal
Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York will continue to fight for immigrants after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Thursday to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. (Handout/Governor Hochul)
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The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration in two key immigration cases on Thursday, drawing strong opposition from state blue Democrats and causing a split among prominent House Republicans over concerns of a looming “health crisis”.
In a 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Doe, the high court ruled that Haitians and Syrians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cannot turn to federal courts to reverse the revocation of their legal status while challenging the Trump administration’s policies.
In another decision, the court also said that migrants turned away at the southern border before entering the US do not have the right to apply for asylum.
Democratic leaders in New York and Massachusetts soon held news conferences to denounce the Supreme Court’s rulings and promise local opposition.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference Thursday in Manhattan to show her support for the Haitian and Syrian communities. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state would push back on designating “sensitive areas” to stop ICE agents and banning masks from immigration enforcers.
“This is New York. We fight for ourselves. We protect our people,” Hochul said. “For those who think they can come here and just tell us that it will be different, you should come to us first.”
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams delivered some of the harshest rhetoric, accusing the Trump administration of operating through a “White supremacist lens.”
“This is another day in Trump’s America where we have someone in the White House who believes in fascist policies through a White Supremacist lens,” Williams said. “He is doing that because his policies are focused on treating people as if they are not people, especially if they are black and brown people.”
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New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at a press conference at the union’s Manhattan headquarters. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
In her dissenting opinion on the ruling, Supreme Court Justice Elena said there was evidence that the Trump administration was motivated by “racial animus” in revoking Haiti’s TPS, citing statements Trump made in the run-up to the 2024 election, including allegations that Haitians were “eating pets in Ohio.”
However, Justice Samuel Alito, who endorsed both majorities in the Supreme Court’s decisions, noted that the respondents themselves suggested that the administration might oppose TPS as a matter of general policy rather than targeting a particular group.
Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James called the decision a “betrayal of what we should be as a nation,” and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the launch of a toll-free municipal law hotline to help affected immigrants.
“The people of New York City will show up for you as we face the Supreme Court decision that has just opened the door to the fear of instability and the threat of deportation of so many people,” said Mamdani, his Syrian-American wife. “… We do not allow those who fear what makes this city great to try to divide us. We reject the politics of fear.”
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference Thursday in Manhattan. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
In Massachusetts, which hosts about 45,000 TPS holders, Gov. Maura Healey criticized the decision, saying it “makes no sense for our families, our economy, our communities, [or] our country.”
A visibly worried Boston Mayor Michelle Wu addressed the migrants directly, telling them, “You belong here.”
The decision also exposed the differences within the GOP, as Rep. Mike Lawler, RN.Y., strongly criticized the move to end TPS for Haitians.
While Lawler noted that he does not oppose the president’s legal authority to end TPS, he warned that doing so now could spell disaster for the U.S. health care system, which relies heavily on Haitian workers.
“Of the 350,000+ Haitian TPS recipients, about 1/3 work in our health care system,” Lawler wrote in the X post. “Closing TPS immediately will create a crisis for our hospitals, nursing homes, and the I/DD community.”
Lawler also pointed to rampant gang violence in Haiti, citing the State Department’s Level 4 travel advisory, as evidence that the situation “continues to warrant the extension” of protections.
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FILE – Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey also held a press conference Thursday, reversing the Supreme Court’s decision. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
He urged the administration to allow an “orderly process” over the next six months for Haitian TPS holders to maintain their work authorization and asked the Senate to take up legislation to temporarily extend their status.
After the ruling, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) celebrated the ruling as a victory for the law.
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“This decision is a huge achievement for the Trump administration,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital. “Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what President Trump has always maintained: temporary protected status is, by definition, temporary. It was never intended to be a path to permanent status or legal residency.”
Similarly, DHS General Counsel James Percival posted on X that “the T in TPS stands for TEMPORARY, yet many of these signs were true amnesties.”
“This is a win for law and reason,” Percival said.
