Statement from Senate President Karen E. Spilka on the Supreme Court's Ruling to End Temporary Protected Status

(BOSTON—6/25/2026) Today, Senate President Karen Spilka made the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling to end Temporary Protected Status. 

"America is strongest when it protects those seeking our help—not when it turns them away.

As the grandchild of immigrants who came here fleeing political violence, I am deeply saddened and outraged at the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump Administration to strip Temporary Protected Status from hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian residents.

Temporary Protected Status was created to provide hope and relief to those fleeing nations devastated by war, natural disasters, or political collapse. Today's ruling places families at risk of immediate harm and destabilizes communities across the country, including right here at home.

I stand with our immigrant neighbors, and call on Congress to act to uphold the values of compassion and freedom that make America truly great — and restore these protections."

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