US homeland security secretary tells migrants to seek permanent status or leave

Key Points:

• Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin urged migrants on temporary protected status (TPS) in the US to either apply for permanent residency or return to their home countries, following a Supreme Court decision ending TPS protections for many immigrants.
• The Supreme Court ruling affects approximately 350,000 Haitian and 6,000 Syrian immigrants, potentially exposing them to deportation despite ongoing violence and instability in their home countries, which the State Department continues to warn against traveling to.
• Haitian TPS holders and advocates condemned the decision, highlighting the disruption it will cause to communities like Springfield, Ohio, where Haitian immigrants have established businesses and deep roots.
• The Supreme Court's conservative majority rejected claims that the administration's termination of TPS was racially biased, while some Republican officials, including Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, criticized the ruling as a mistake given the dire conditions in Haiti.
• The decision has sparked concern over increased ICE detentions and deportations, with calls from some Republican lawmakers to extend TPS protections for Haitian immigrants amid ongoing humanitarian challenges.