Trending Now - Immigrants Await Supreme Court Ruling on Temporary Status

WHO:

ABC News - President Trump’s administration is involved in plans to stop shielding certain immigrants from deportation.

ABC News - Kristi Noem, former secretary of Homeland Security, ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 12 countries.

ABC News - Nayib Bukele is the president of El Salvador and a U.S. ally.

ABC News - José Urías is a Salvadoran TPS holder living in Boston.

ABC News - Lorena Zepeda is a Salvadoran immigrant and organizer at the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN).

WHAT:

ABC News - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments regarding the termination of TPS for Haitians and Syrians.

ABC News - An estimated 200,000 Salvadorans are affected by the TPS decision.

ABC News - Approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians are impacted by the TPS termination.

ABC News - TPS allows immigrants to stay in the U.S. with work permits for up to 18 months under unsafe conditions in their home countries.

ABC News - Salvadorans sent $9.9 billion in remittances to El Salvador last year, which is 24% of the country's GDP.

WHERE:

ABC News - The arguments are being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

ABC News - José Urías lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

ABC News - Lorena Zepeda lives in Los Angeles, California.

WHEN:

ABC News - The TPS renewal deadline is set for September 9.

ABC News - TPS was created by Congress in 1990.

ABC News - Salvadorans have been living under TPS since at least 2001.

WHY:

ABC News - The Supreme Court's decision will focus on whether the Trump administration properly assessed conditions in Haiti and Syria when ending TPS.

ABC News - Ending TPS could have significant economic impacts on El Salvador due to reliance on remittances.

HOW:

ABC News - TPS was established to prevent deportations to countries suffering from natural disasters or civil strife.

(UPDATED April 27, 2026 13:23 UTC)

President Trump’s administration is moving forward with plans to end protections for certain immigrants, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments regarding the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians. This decision could impact an estimated 200,000 Salvadorans, along with approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, all of whom rely on TPS to remain in the U.S. under unsafe conditions in their home countries, and the deadline for TPS renewal is set for September 9.