The U.S. Supreme Court, in a divided ruling, allowed the Trump administration to proceed with revoking temporary legal status for over 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. These individuals had been permitted to live and work in the U.S. while their immigration cases were processed. This marks the second recent decision enabling the termination of protections for immigrants fleeing unstable conditions. Earlier in June, the Court similarly allowed the administration to end temporary status for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans.

The majority did not explain its decision to lift a lower court’s block on ending the Biden-era parole program. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Sonia Sotomayor, strongly dissented, arguing the ruling ignored the severe consequences of abruptly displacing hundreds of thousands of migrants. Jackson warned of “social and economic chaos” if these individuals—many of whom were invited by the U.S. due to unsafe conditions abroad—were forced to return. She noted that many have sponsors and have integrated into American communities while awaiting legal resolution. The dissent emphasized the human impact of the Court’s decision.