Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court to Terminate Syria TPS Designation

Does ending TPS for Syria violate legal protections or does Syria no longer meet the criteria for that designation?

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Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court to Terminate Syria TPS Designation

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Above: The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20. Image credit: Heather Diehl/Getty Images

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Anti-Trump narrative

The administration's decision to terminate TPS for Syria violated both statutory requirements and constitutional protections, as Noem failed to conduct proper interagency consultation and ignored the country's ongoing armed conflict and humanitarian crisis. Undoubtedly, this action was motivated less by legal procedure and more by the Trump administration's racial animus.

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Pro-Trump narrative

With the fall of the Assad regime, Syria no longer meets the statutory criteria for TPS designation as the civil war has shifted to isolated violence. Maintaining this designation, therefore, contradicts America's national security interests and complicates diplomatic engagement with Syria's transitional government, making termination both legally required and strategically necessary.

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