NPR News: 06-25-2026 10PM EDT

The Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump administration may begin mass deportations of 350,000 Haitians living and working legally in the United States under Temporary Protected Status, while the evacuation of stranded sailors in the Strait of Hormuz was paused after a cargo ship was hit by a projectile. Elsewhere, New York City froze rent for rent-stabilized tenants, Vermont moved to become the first state to ban the herbicide paraquat, and the U.S. men's soccer team advanced in the World Cup with a favorable knockout-round path secured.

Supreme Court Clears Mass Deportations of Haitians Under TPS

By a vote of six to three, the Court’s conservative supermajority ruled that the president has “virtually unrestrained power” to end the legal status of migrants living and working in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status, a federal law that grants protection while their home countries are unsafe to return to. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito said the statute bars any court review of decisions by the president and the Department of Homeland Security under the TPS law. The Court also rejected a separate claim that the Trump administration unconstitutionally discriminated against the Haitians based on race. The decision clears the way for the administration to begin deporting the 350,000 Haitians immediately.