Trump wins two major Supreme Court victories on immigration policy, per New York Times reporting

- 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.
- These rulings matter as they grant the executive branch broader authority to limit immigration and end temporary protected status for specific foreign nationals.
- The administration can now move forward with implementing these restrictive measures, potentially impacting hundreds of thousands of individuals currently residing in the country.
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Democracy Now!International News Briefs for Friday, June 26, 2026 - Havana Times
• A court ruling on Thursday dealt another blow to Donald Trump's voter suppression efforts leading up to the November midterm elections. • The decision follows a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing where Postmaster General David Steiner was questioned by Democrats regarding the handling of absentee ballots.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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