The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s request to proceed with revoking humanitarian parole protections for more than 530,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, effectively allowing their removal from the country.

The court issued the order without explanation, staying a lower court ruling that had temporarily blocked the administration’s policy change.

In March, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded humanitarian protections previously extended under the Biden administration. Affected migrants were given 30 days to leave the U.S. unless they qualified for relief through another immigration program.

The policy shift was swiftly challenged in court by immigrant advocacy organizations and affected individuals, who argued that federal law only permits the DHS Secretary to terminate parole on a case-by-case basis—not through sweeping categorical decisions. A federal district court sided with the plaintiffs, halting the policy’s enforcement.

Despite ongoing litigation, the Supreme Court’s order now permits the Trump administration to move forward with the policy while the lower courts continue to weigh the case.

Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented. In her written dissent, Jackson criticized the majority’s decision to allow the policy to take effect before the legal process was complete.

“The majority undervalues the devastating consequences of allowing the Government to precipitously upend the lives and livelihoods of nearly half a million noncitizens while their legal claims are pending,” Jackson wrote. “Even if the Government is likely to prevail, success takes time, and legal standards for issuing a stay require more than a predicted win.”

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court also upheld the administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans, ending protections that shielded them from deportation and granted work authorization in the U.S.

The administration’s broader immigration agenda—which includes restricting asylum and refugee entry from countries such as Afghanistan and Haiti—has drawn criticism from rights advocates. The recent decision to grant entry to white South African refugees, while rejecting others, has also sparked controversy.

Critics have pointed to the administration’s claim of a “white genocide” against Afrikaner farmers—a claim dismissed by South Africa’s President during a previous Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump.