US Supreme Court rules against residency for some migrants
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The unanimous court ruling says those in the US on humanitarian grounds but entered illegally cannot apply for residency.
A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that thousands of people living in the United States for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Justice Elena Kagan on Monday wrote for the court that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from seeking “green cards” to remain in the country permanently. The designation applies to people who come from countries ravaged by war or disaster. It protects them from deportation and allows them to work legally. There are 400,000 people from 12 countries with TPS status.More Related News