Megyn Kelly stated on her SiriusXM show that the Supreme Court's ruling allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 400,000 Haitians and Syrians lawfully residing in the U.S. was consistent with the program's intent.
TPS designations are intended to be temporary, and Kelly argued that the Obama administration's extensions of this status for Haiti in 2010 following an earthquake and for Syria in 2012 due to its civil war, had gone on for over a decade. She suggested that recipients should return to their home countries.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the administration's decision to terminate TPS for Syria and Haiti. The court's decision involved six conservative justices, three of whom were appointed by former President Trump. The termination of TPS for Syria and Haiti occurred in September and November, respectively.
Kelly also referenced a claim, previously made by President Trump, that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were involved in harmful activities. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, in her dissenting opinion, noted and criticized these claims, as well as Trump's past comments about Haitian immigrants and the country of Haiti.
Kagan wrote that those affected by the TPS termination were seeking to remain in the U.S. while their legal claims were litigated and that they should not be compelled to face potentially life-threatening circumstances in their home countries.