Migrants blame Kristi Noem in appeal to Supreme Court

Source: msn/Axios

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Hundreds of thousands of migrants are placing a last-ditch bet on Wednesday that the Supreme Court will side with them over former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Why it matters: Noem terminated the temporary protective status (TPS) for asylum seekers from 11 countries last year. Now the Supreme Court has decided to hear challenges on two of those terminations at the same time.

Zoom in: The law that established TPS protections from deportation says the decisions can't be challenged in court. But the TPS holders are making their argument on process.

TPS is given by nationality based on the safety conditions in that country after a natural disaster or dangerous conflict. A review is done periodically on whether it should be extended or terminated.

The government is arguing that "the courts aren't allowed to look at any of this and that any decision they make, any rule that they set for TPS, is immune from review entirely," Ahilan Arulanantham, an attorney arguing on behalf of Syrians in the case, said on a recent press call.

"A huge amount is at stake in that dispute because if the government is correct, then they can terminate TPS without conducting any country conditions review at all," he added.