Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow an end to legal protections for Syrian migrants

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to move ahead with ending legal protections for migrants from Syria, in the latest emergency appeal to the nation's highest court.

The Department of Justice wants the court to lift a New York judge's ruling halting the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end temporary protected status for Syrians while lawsuits play out.

The government is also asking for a broader ruling that could affect other cases over protections for people from other countries as the administration pursues its immigration crackdown.

The conservative-majority court has previously allowed immigration authorities to end legal protections for migrants from Venezuela as litigation continues.



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