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The Supreme Court is weighing whether the Trump administration can end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Syrian and Haitian immigrants, while Secretary of War Pete Hegseth faced his first public questioning from lawmakers on the Iran war, and President Trump welcomed the Artemis II crew to the White House after their successful lunar mission.

Supreme Court Weighs TPS Termination

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday on whether the Trump administration properly revoked Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian and Haitian immigrants. TPS grants foreign nationals legal status to live and work in the U.S. when their home countries face war, natural disaster, or extreme circumstances. The status is issued for set periods but can be renewed.

Syrians originally received TPS in 2012 under then-DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano due to a "brutal crackdown waged by dictator Bashar al-Assad," providing about 6,000 Syrians with legal status. Haiti was granted TPS in 2010 following a devastating earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, with approximately 350,000 Haitians currently in the U.S. under the program.