Trump Administration Immigration Policy

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in two consolidated cases, Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, over whether courts may review the Trump administration's terminations of Temporary Protected Status. CBS News covered the cases as they were argued.

Pope Leo XIV said his "handful of tyrants" remark was not aimed at President Donald Trump. He made the clarification while flying to Angola, Reuters reported. The pope said the Africa speech was prepared two weeks earlier, before Trump's recent comments about him. He added it was not in his interest to be seen debating the U.S. president and that he would continue preaching peace. The clarification came after weeks of public sparring, including Truth Social posts from Trump calling Leo "terrible" on foreign policy. Trump also accused the pope of effectively accepting a nuclear-armed Iran and briefly posted an AI-generated image that he later deleted.

A Turkish graduate student at Tufts University left the United States after a legal fight with the Department of Homeland Security over a revoked visa. Fox News reported the student had co-authored an anti-Israel op-ed at Tufts, which led DHS to move to cancel the student's visa. After contesting the action in court, the student ultimately self-reported to immigration officials and left the country.

About 15 Latin American migrants were deported by the U.S. to the Democratic Republic of Congo under a new third-country deal this week.

The House passed a bill extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians through 2029. The floor vote was 224-204, with 10 Republicans joining Democrats and one independent in favor. Rep. Laura Gillen sponsored the bill and Rep. Ayanna Pressley led a discharge petition that forced the vote. The measure would statutorily extend TPS, protecting roughly 330,000 to 350,000 Haitian nationals from deportation.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' backlog has left nearly 12 million immigrants in legal limbo, according to an NPR review. The NPR review confirmed USCIS data showing almost 12 million immigration applications pending. The backlog accumulated largely during the Trump administration, leaving applicants without final decisions for years and increasing their risk of deportation while they wait.