The Supreme Court Clears the Way for TPS Terminations: What Mullin v. Doe Means for Your Family

Policy update written within days of the decision; the situation is developing and may change quickly. Confirm current status before acting.

I have been following this litigation closely and writing about it on LinkedIn as it developed, because so many families I work with are touched by it. On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court decided Mullin v. Doe, ruling 6 to 3 that the Department of Homeland Security may proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Syria. Roughly 350,000 Haitians and several thousand Syrians are directly affected. More importantly for everyone else, the Court held that the Secretary’s decision to end a TPS designation rests in the Secretary’s broad discretion, leaving courts very little room to intervene.

The immediate consequences are severe. Under prior USCIS guidance, work authorization tied to these designations was expected to lapse around July 1, 2026, absent new agency action, and employers using E-Verify have been receiving notices. The ripple effects reach further: pending challenges to terminations for other countries, including Venezuela, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal, and others, now face a much steeper path, and the administration has already moved against most designations. If you hold TPS from any country, understand where the professional consensus sits: many immigration attorneys, and I am one of them, believe TPS is likely to end during the Trump administration, unless Congress acts or the administration changes after the next election. Plan on that basis, and do not wait.

Here is the point I keep making to clients: TPS was never a path to a green card. It shields you from removal and lets you work, but it builds toward nothing by itself. What many TPS holders do have, and have never had screened, are other options: a family petition through a U.S. citizen or resident spouse, parent, or adult child; employment sponsorship; asylum, where the one-year deadline rules require careful analysis for long-term residents; U or T visas for victims of crime or trafficking; and, for some, adjustment questions that turn on how they entered and traveled. Congress could still act; the House has passed an extension for Haiti, but the Senate has not, and hope is not a plan.

Do not wait until enforcement is at your door to think about this. Screening takes time, filings take longer, and the options narrow as circumstances change. Gather your documents, including your TPS approvals, work permits, entry records, and family records, and get a full evaluation of every path available to you.

If you or a family member holds TPS from any country, have your other options screened now, before enforcement forces the question. Call or text 512.761.8479.