Supreme Court blocks TPS immigrants from seeking permanent residency

400,000 people with long-term U.S. residence, including those who have given birth to American citizens and established roots, are now ineligible for permanent residency status.

On a June morning, the Supreme Court spoke with a single voice on a question that carries the weight of 400,000 lives: humanitarian shelter, however long and however earnest, is not the same as belonging in the eyes of the law. The justices ruled unanimously that Temporary Protected Status — a reprieve granted to those fleeing war and disaster — does not constitute legal admission to the United States, and therefore cannot serve as a bridge to permanent residency. The decision did not question the humanity of those affected; it simply drew a line between mercy and membership. For hundreds of t

Supreme Court blocks TPS immigrants from seeking permanent residency

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