Mullin v. Doe
Current understanding
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Mullin v. Doe that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) statute bars judicial review of non-constitutional challenges to TPS terminations, and that equal protection claims alleging racial motivation behind the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation are unlikely to succeed given race-neutral policy justifications offered by the executive branch. The ruling reversed lower court orders that had postponed the terminations, clearing the way for affected Haitian TPS holders to lose status. Practical effect: Haitian TPS beneficiaries face imminent loss of work authorization and protection from removal, and future TPS terminations will be largely insulated from statutory or administrative-law challenges in federal court.
Evidence log
- 2026-06-25 — Mullin v. Doe: cross-connection with haitian-refugee-immigration-fairness-act: The Mullin v. Doe ruling clears the way for termination of Haiti’s TPS designation, increasing the practical significance of legislative adjustment pathways such as the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act for affected Haitian nationals. (novelty: 4)