Court Ruling Could Mean Deportation of Tens of Thousands in New York, New Jersey

A federal court ruling Monday upholds the Trump Administration's decision to eliminate Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The ruling could mean deportations of about 70,000 New Yorkers and New Jerseyans, including Nancie Adolphe, who arrived from Haiti more than two decades ago, at age 11. Adolphe has TPS, as do her parents. But her three siblings are U.S. citizens and would be left in Brooklyn if she and her parents lose TPS and get deported.

"We've gone to school here, we've built families, we have mortgages, so I think the only difference [between us and Green Card holders] is definitely the papers," she said.

Deportations could begin early next year, barring a Supreme Court ruling overturning this decision or President Trump losing the election.