Trump Seeks Supreme Court Ruling on Haitian Deportations

0:00This is your global news update for March 11th. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court's block on ending temporary protected status for more than 300. 50,000 Haitians living in the United States. Temporary protected status shields people from deportation when their home countries face disasters or crises. Haitians first got this after the devastating earthquake in 2010, with extensions through recent years due to gang violence, political. Chaos and economic collapse. Haiti remains extremely unstable today, with over 1 million people displaced and the State Department warning Americans to avoid travel because of kidnappings, crime, and lack of health care. Still, Homeland Security Secretary Christie Knowham ruled there are no extraordinary conditions warranting the protections. A federal judge halted the move, finding the decision likely violated procedures and showed bias against non-white immigrants. An appeals court panel agreed in a two-to-one vote, noting deportees would face severe

1:03risks back home. This emergency appeal fits the administration's broader push for mass deportations since Trump returned to office in January 2025. The Supreme Court has often sided with the government in similar fast-track cases. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible. It looks like a pillow, it sounds like headphones, bill for comfort and sound, S-O-L-I-S-O-L-Pillow.com.