Podcaster Megyn Kelly welcomed Thursday’s Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to move forward with ending temporary legal protections and work authorization for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, using her Sirius XM show to argue that Temporary Protected Status was never intended to become a long-term immigration program.
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling paves the way for the Trump White House to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for large numbers of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, ending protections that have been in place for years.
Discussing the ruling on her program, Kelly emphasized that the program was created to provide relief during temporary crises, pointing to the original reasons the protections were granted.
“TPS (Temporary Protected Status) designations are supposed to be for specific periods of time. Hence the word ‘temporary,’” Kelly said.
She noted that the Obama administration granted Haitians TPS following the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, while Syrians received the designation in 2012 because of the country’s civil war.
“I mean, cry me a river. We have our own problems,” Kelly said.
Kelly argued that the protections had been extended repeatedly over the years and contended that the program had remained in place far longer than originally intended.
“TPS for both countries extended multiple times. And look, this has been going on for over a dozen years. Go home! Get out!” she said.
Kelly continued by arguing that the United States had been built through its work ethic, culture, and values, saying the continued presence of those receiving TPS weakened those qualities. She also claimed that more than half of those immigrants would not assimilate into American society.
“We don’t want you! We don’t care if you’re offended. Get out! Go home! Go back to f*cking Haiti!” Kelly said during the broadcast.
She then referenced residents of Ohio, saying she was thinking about “our friends in Ohio” who she said had been dealing with Haitians living under TPS for years. Kelly claimed they were “drunk driving all over their towns and killing people” before referring to what she called “the whole cats and dogs thing.”
Kelly argued that Temporary Protected Status was intended to provide short-term assistance and said she believes it has instead become “another backdoor way of allowing someone permanent residency here.”
During the 2024 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump amplified a viral rumor involving Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio.
“They are eating the dogs. The people that came in, they are eating the cats. They’re eating – they are eating the pets of the people that live there,” Trump said during the campaign.
The Supreme Court ruling also prompted criticism from the court’s liberal wing.
In her dissent issued Thursday, Justice Elena Kagan criticized Trump’s past remarks about Haitian immigrants. According to the article, Kagan referenced Trump’s comments regarding dogs and cats, as well as his previous description of Haiti as a “sh*thole country” and statements that Haitians living in the United States “probably have AIDS.”
The ruling marks a significant victory for the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, clearing the way for officials to proceed with ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants while reigniting debate over the purpose and duration of the federal program.
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