Supreme Court Showdown: Trump Says Courts Can’t Review Deportation Decisions

U.S. President Donald Trump has told the U.S. Supreme Court that judges should have no authority to review his administration’s decisions to end deportation protections for certain migrants.

The argument came as part of a high-stakes legal battle over the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a humanitarian programme that shields migrants from deportation due to crises in their home countries.

Trump’s legal team contends that a 1990 law governing TPS explicitly limits judicial oversight, arguing that decisions to grant or withdraw such protections fall solely within executive authority.

The case centers on efforts to revoke protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants, including Haitians and Syrians, who had been allowed to live and work in the United States under the programme.

However, lower courts have previously blocked parts of the administration’s actions, ruling that officials failed to follow proper procedures and may have acted with discriminatory intent.

Critics argue that the move is part of a broader push to tighten immigration policies, warning that limiting judicial review could weaken checks and balances in the U.S. legal system.

Legal experts say the Supreme Court’s eventual ruling could have far-reaching implications, potentially affecting more than one million migrants and redefining the extent of executive power over immigration policy.

The case is one of several ongoing legal battles over immigration, with recent rulings by federal courts also challenging Trump-era asylum restrictions and reinforcing migrants’ legal rights.

The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its decision by mid-2026.