Supreme Court of the United States Issues an 8–1 Decision in a Major Case

A recent 8–1 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States drew national attention for its impact on Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program that allows certain foreign nationals to remain in the United States when conditions in their home countries are unsafe. The decision overturned a lower court’s injunction and affirmed that TPS falls within the executive branch’s authority over immigration and foreign policy.b