Mayor Vows to Fight Supreme Court Decision on Immigrants

Mayor Zoran Mamdani has made it clear that the Trump administration will not agree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that takes away deportation protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.

“It’s not just harsh; it’s utterly unacceptable,” Mamdani stated in a video address after the surprising 6-3 verdict was announced. “These are people who have shown the world what freedom means, and yet their right to that freedom is now under threat by the Supreme Court and the federal government.”

The Supreme Court decided that the “temporary protected status” law does not permit any judicial scrutiny. This means lower courts can’t challenge the Trump administration’s choice to end deportation protections for over 6,000 Syrians and more than 350,000 Haitians residing in the U.S.

Following the ruling, Mamdani joined forces with immigrant advocates such as Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James, delivering a determined video message.

“What the Supreme Court just did is one of the biggest attacks on immigration in recent American history,” he remarked in a statement from City Hall. “In an instant, thousands of Haitians and Syrians are at risk of losing their rights to live and work in the land they consider home.”

“This decision will inflict significant suffering across the five boroughs. For us in New York, the Haitian community—one of the largest in the nation along with Syrian families—will feel the most impact,” the statement added.

“To the many New Yorkers holding TPS, anxiously watching the news, know this: New York City is your home. You belong here, and we will stand by you.”

City Hall mentioned that the Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs will soon provide additional information and resources.

“We cannot tackle this injustice on our own. This administration will be alongside immigrant New Yorkers today, tomorrow, and every day after that,” Mamdani asserted.

Data shows approximately 115,000 Haitians and 12,000 Syrians live in New York City. TPS has been in effect for Syrian nationals since 2012 due to the civil war, and for Haitians since 2010, following a catastrophic earthquake.

Interestingly, the Trump administration had previously managed to revoke the TPS designation for Venezuelan immigrants after a similar ruling from the Supreme Court.