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Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has sent a direct and forceful letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding swift action to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) racket for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian nationals now that the Supreme Court has cleared the path in Mullin v. Doe.

In the June 27 letter, Schmitt thanked Mullin and the Department for their excellent work implementing President Trump’s America First policies to restore border security and put American citizens first. He zeroed in on the Supreme Court’s ruling that reversed lower-court injunctions blocking the terminations of TPS designations for Haiti and Syria.

“With those injunctions lifted, the Department now has clear authority to proceed with the terminations and deportations previously announced for Haitian and Syrian nationals,” Schmitt wrote.

“These designations covered a substantial population—roughly 350,000 Haitian nationals and several thousand Syrian nationals—whose TPS-based protection from removal and work authorization will end once the terminations take effect.”

He urged the Department to act promptly to finalize the terminations so deportations can begin in an orderly and timely manner. Schmitt also called for clear communication on the voluntary departure process through the CBP Home mobile app, which allows individuals to report their departure, receive travel assistance and a financial stipend, and leave without arrest or detention.

Data as of March 31, 2025, shows the staggering scale of the TPS program overall: 1,297,635 individuals from 17 countries. Venezuela alone accounted for 605,015, followed by Haiti at 330,735, El Salvador, Ukraine, Honduras, and others. Syria had 3,860 under the program.

Table showing U.S. TPS protections as of March 31, 2025, for 1,297,635 individuals from 17 countries, including Venezuela, Haiti, and Ukraine.

Schmitt’s comments came after former Ohio Gov. John Kasich publicly urged Congress to intervene and extend TPS protections for Haitians following the Supreme Court ruling.

Sen. Schmitt has a better idea.

“I’ve got a better idea. TPS became another mass-migration loophole. The Supreme Court has now lifted the blockade. It’s time to act. Therefore, I am calling on DHS to move fast, finalize the President’s TPS terminations, and deport those who no longer have legal status. Temporary means temporary.”

 

Schmitt’s push for rapid deportations also comes as DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has taken a markedly different tone regarding some TPS recipients.

Mullin suggested Sunday that migrants who qualify under existing immigration law could pursue permanent legal status rather than remain under a program intended to be temporary.

Read more:

Markwayne Mullin Says the 350,000 Haitians and Syrians Under TPS Can Apply For Permanent Residence to Avoid Deportation After Supreme Court Ruling (VIDEO)

 

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