The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to end temporary humanitarian protections for more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela – for now.

The high court did not explain its reasoning in the brief, but two justices publicly dissented.

The order applies to about 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who came to the United States since October 2022 as part of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV) program. They arrived with financial sponsors and were given two-year permits to live and work.

Why Trump wants to terminate migrant protections

The backstory:

The Supreme Court’s emergency ruling comes after a federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration’s push to end the program.

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