Rep. Mike Lawler opposes ending Haitian TPS after Supreme Court ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6‑3 decision confirming that federal courts cannot block the executive branch’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals. Republican Representative Mike Lawler of New York publicly criticized the move to end Haitian TPS. He said, “While I have never disputed the ability of the President to end Temporary Protected Status, I strongly disagree with ending Haitian TPS at this time,” adding that Haiti’s “humanitarian and political disaster” – marked by gang‑controlled violence and a Level 4 travel advisory – warrants an extension.

Lawler highlighted that roughly one‑third of the more than 350,000 lawful Haitian TPS holders work in the U.S. health‑care system, warning that ending TPS would create a crisis in hospitals, nursing homes and the intellectual‑developmental‑disabilities community. He called on the administration to allow an orderly process that lets Haitian TPS holders keep work authorization while their cases are adjudicated, and urged senators to consider legislation he introduced with Rep. Laura Gillen to temporarily extend TPS.

Democratic leaders in New York and Massachusetts condemned the ruling and pledged to protect affected immigrants, while the White House and DHS hailed the decision as a “win” for the administration’s immigration policy.