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The supreme court ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s bid to strip temporary protected status (TPS) from hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians, who were legally in the US and protected from deportation. In another boost to Donald Trump’s unprecedented hardline crackdown on immigrants, including many who have lived legally in the US for years, the court issued a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative-leaning majority. The decision leaves Haitians and Syrians in the US on TPS vulnerable to deportation even if they have applications for other forms of immigration status in progress.
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New York’s attorney general Letitia James called the decision “a betrayal of our values”, and New York representative Mike Lawler argued that “the situation on the ground in Haiti is a humanitarian and political disaster and continues to warrant an extension.”Indeed,the state department currently warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism and kidnapping. Here’s José Olivares’s report.
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In another major immigration ruling, the high court gave the Trump administration a green light to turn back asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, in a decision that fundamentally reshapes the US asylum system. The Trump administration has sought for years to block migrants from setting foot on US soil, where federal law guarantees them the right to claim asylum and protection from persecution. The court’s 6-3 ruling will allow that practice to resume, concluding a battle that has spanned three administrations. Maanvi Singh reports.
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The supreme court also struck down a restrictive gun law in the state of Hawaii that bans people from carrying guns in certain public spaces and on private property without the permission of the property’s owner. The court’s 6-3 decision means that people can carry guns onto privately owned property like shopping malls and gas stations, unless the owners specifically say guns are banned at their establishments. Abené Clayton has the story.
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And finally, the court found in favor of the former Monsanto company in a ruling that is expected to block thousands of lawsuits filed by people alleging the key ingredient in the weed killer Roundup causes cancer. The chemical – glyphosate – has been scientifically linked to cancer in multiple studies, and was classified a probable human carcinogen by an arm of the World Health Organization in 2015.
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Kentucky Republican representative Thomas Massie called the decision a “blatant travesty of justice”. Democratic senator Cory Booker said the ruling was “a devastating blow” and allowed big corporations “to poison us with impunity”. Carey Gillam and Dharna Noor have this report.
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