Justices are skeptical of green card eligibility in TPS case.
April 21, 2021
During oral arguments on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared in doubt whether immigrants with temporary protections should get green cards or not if they entered the country illegally. The argument was to consider a petition from two Salvadorans with TPS, with their attorney saying that people with TPS “shall be considered as being in, and maintaining, lawful status as a nonimmigrant.” Chief Justice John Roberts expressed confusion over their argument in favor of adjusting status but Judge Kavanaugh hinted that he may side with the government by pointing to a Third Circuit opinion. The outcome of this case could affect some of the 400,000 people in the U.S. who arrived without paperwork but have since acquired TPS.