International News Briefs for Friday, June 26, 2026 - Havana Times

• The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that allows the Trump administration to remove legal protections from immigrants from Haiti and Syria. • In Venezuela, government officials report that the death toll from a series of double earthquakes has risen to 235 people.

• The Supreme Court issued a series of major rulings this week covering property rights, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, and immigration. • In a significant immigration decision, the Court ruled that judicial review of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) decisions is permitted only when based on a constitutional challenge.

• In a 6-3 partisan decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration, permitting the use of "metering" at the southern border. • This ruling allows immigration officers at ports of entry to block asylum seekers and refugees from entering the U.S. to claim protection.

• A recent Supreme Court ruling has jeopardized the legal status of Haitian and Syrian immigrants who previously held Temporary Protected Status (TPS). • The decision creates a legal pathway for the government to potentially deport these individuals, leading many immigrants to fear leaving their homes.

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration can legally remove deportation protections and work permits from Haitian immigrants under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). • This decision removes judicial barriers for the executive branch, leaving many South Florida residents vulnerable to immediate deportation and loss of legal employment.

• The Supreme Court issued a rare public statement to address a "misunderstanding" and internal tension between Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor. • The friction followed a 6-3 ruling on Thursday that allows the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for migrants from Haiti and Syria.

• Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have caused a humanitarian crisis, leaving over 500 people dead and thousands more missing. • Tensions escalate in the Middle East as a projectile strike on a cargo ship forced a U.N. shipping agency to halt evacuations in the Strait of Hormuz, while Israeli airstrikes killed two people in Lebanon.

• The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3, along ideological lines, that the Trump administration may revive its policy of physically blocking migrants from entering US soil. • This decision marks two major legal victories for the Trump administration regarding immigrant-linked cases.

• The Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled 6-3 in favor of the Trump administration on two significant immigration policy disputes. • The decision allows the government to revive an asylum metering policy to restrict asylum seekers from physically entering the U.S. and terminate protections for over 350,000 Haitians and Syrians.

• The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling that supports the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain individuals from Haiti. • This legal decision clears the way for the U.S. government to resume deportation flights to Haiti, despite the country's extreme instability.

• A Supreme Court decision has cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Syrians and Haitians. • Florida is expected to be disproportionately affected by this ruling, as it currently hosts more TPS holders than any other U.S. state.