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Same Families, One Fight: Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship as It Strips TPS Protections — Now It’s on Congress to Deliver Citizenship

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June 30, 2026 Press contact: info@wearecusp.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the span of a single week, the U.S. Supreme Court has handed our communities both a historic victory and a grave injustice. The Court affirmed that birthright citizenship is protected by the Constitution, rejecting the administration’s attempt to deny citizenship to children born on U.S. […]

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Supreme Court Limits Courts’ Power to Review TPS Terminations But Preserves Constitutional Challenges; the Fight Continues

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Press contact: info@wearecusp.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court today overruled the lower courts in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe; severely limiting the ability of lower courts to review the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to terminate TPS. As a result, the terminations of TPS for Haiti and Syria are allowed

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Court Extends Pause on Termination of TPS for Somalia Pending U.S. Supreme Court Decision

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(Boston, M.A.)— On Friday, May 1, a federal judge in Massachusetts extended the pause of the effective termination date of Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The order ensures Somali TPS holders maintain their status until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling concerning TPS holders from Syria and Haiti, which could have broader implications for

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CUSP Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1689 to Extend TPS for Haiti

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1689, extending Temporary Protected Status for Haiti through 2029. Communities United for Status & Protection (CUSP) celebrates this victory alongside the more than 350,000 Haitian TPS holders and their families who can breathe a little easier tonight. “This is what people-powered advocacy looks like,” said Guerline Jozef,

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CUSP Urges a YES Vote on H. Res. 965 and H.R. 1689 to Designate TPS for Haiti

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Communities United for Status & Protection (CUSP) calls on all members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote YES on H.R. 1689, as amended by H. Res. 965 and H.R. 1689, to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). As a national collaborative of grassroots, immigrant-led organizations, CUSP represents the communities at the center

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Advocates Win Termination Postponement in Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia Lawsuit

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Media Inquiries: press@africans.us; nargis@muslimadvocates.org; SJoseph@haitianbridge.org Ethiopian immigrants and advocacy organizations are celebrating securing a postponement in the lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia. (Boston, M.A.) – Yesterday, ​​U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy granted a request to postpone the effective date of Ethiopia’s TPS termination in African Communities Together v.

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