Dahlia Doe and Other Migrants Seek Constitutional Protections as the Administration Moves to Revoke Temporary Protected Status
Dahlia Doe, a Syrian national, is among several migrants seeking to preserve Temporary Protected Status (TPS) following a Supreme Court ruling that granted the administration full authority to terminate the program for various countries. The high court's conservative supermajority recently decided that federal law generally bars courts from reviewing the administration's decisions to end TPS for nations like Syria and Haiti. However, legal advocates are now pursuing new constitutional challenges, arguing that the revocation of protections would unconstitutionally deprive migrants of their liberty and property interests under the Due Process Clause. While the administration maintains that the decision fully blessed its actions, challengers are pushing for judges to scrutinize whether the administration exceeded its authority. For example, attorneys for migrants from Ethiopia and Yemen are arguing that the power to terminate TPS was originally assigned to the attorney general, not the Department of Homeland Security. Meanwhile, refugee service organizations report that the shifting policies have created significant uncertainty for employers and migrants alike, making it difficult for refugees to plan their lives in the United States.