Ending immigrant protections
Mullin v. National TPS Alliance
In brief
The Supreme Court did not decide whether the TPS actions were lawful; it wiped out the Ninth Circuit’s judgment and sent the case back for another look.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · October 5, 2026
- What it’s about
- The federal government asks the Court to decide whether the Ninth Circuit was wrong to uphold a lower-court order blocking the Homeland Security Secretary’s decisions to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela and partly end it for Haiti.
- Who it affects
- The Ninth Circuit must reconsider the dispute; the Supreme Court did not decide whether the TPS actions were lawful.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute involves separate federal actions to end TPS for Venezuela and to end it only in part for Haiti.
Question presented
Whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the district court’s order setting aside the Secretary of Homeland Security’s vacatur and termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela and partial vacatur of TPS for Haiti.
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition granted. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Mullin v. Doe, 609 U. S. 324 (2026).
- Result
- Vacated
The Court's reasoning
The order directs the Ninth Circuit to reconsider the case in light of Mullin v. Doe. It does not decide whether the TPS actions were lawful.
What's next
The Ninth Circuit must reconsider the case in light of Mullin v. Doe.
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Sources
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