The Trump administration's latest "cruel" plea to the Supreme Court sparked outrage among political analysts and observers on Wednesday.
The administration filed an application to stay a lower court's order prohibiting it from ending Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Haitian immigrants. In the application, the administration argued that the lower courts were relying on a "far-fetched and far-reaching equal-protection claim" for immigrants who receive TPS and conceded that the claim could "invalidate virtually every immigration policy of the current administration."
Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem initially moved to end TPS for Haitian immigrants in February under the guise that the "extraordinary and temporary condition" that once justified granting their protected status no longer exists. The order was suspended by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Political analysts and observers reacted to the new court filing on social media.
"When Kristi Noem tried to deport Haitians fleeing violence, a judge found that she broke the law," Rep. John Larson (D-CT) posted on X. "She's on the way out, but Trump officials are doubling down on her cruel agenda. I'll continue to stand with immigrant communities against these threats."
"Haitian families are part of the fabric of New York and our country. Forcing them to live in fear of deportation at all times is unacceptable. TPS must be maintained," Antonio Reynoso, a congressional candidate, posted on X.
"If only Trump would fight to lower costs as much as he is fighting to remove 300,000 lawfully present people who have paid the necessary fees and followed the rules in our country," Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) posted on Bluesky.
"This isn’t about 'policy.' It’s about Trump's cruelty and racism," progressive writer Michael Herzing posted on Bluesky.
"Trump is taking his mass deportation agenda all the way to the Supreme Court. As the lower court ruled, there is no merit and certainly no humanity in Trump’s push to deport thousands of Haitians in Ohio," Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) posted on X.
