It’s over for the activist judges trying to turn Temporary Protected Status into a lifetime subscription to the American taxpayer. In a massive 6-3 win for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court ruled in Mullin v. Doe that federal courts have absolutely zero jurisdiction to block the executive branch from ending TPS. But right on cue, establishment Republican Representative Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) is hitting the panic button, begging the administration to delay the end of Haitian TPS because of a looming nursing home collapse.

Taking to X to post through the pain, Lawler tried to walk a very thin tightrope. He made sure to say he totally agrees that the President has the legal authority to end TPS, but then immediately pivoted to complaining that doing it right now is a bad idea. According to Lawler, the situation on the ground in Haiti is just too spicy to send anyone back, calling it a humanitarian and political disaster.

To be fair, Haiti is currently a real-life action movie. The U.S. State Department has a Level 4 travel advisory active, telling Americans to pack their bags and avoid the place entirely because gangs are running the show. We are talking about drug smuggling, gun running, and non-stop kidnappings. Lawler pointed out that the place is literally ruled by warlords.

Just look at the receipts: back on March 9, 2024, the General Security Unit of the National Palace had to set up a massive security perimeter in downtown Port-au-Prince just to keep a gang from overrunning a major police station. The country is basically run by guys like Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, a literal armed gang leader who walks around with his crew like he owns the place. Lawler thinks sending TPS holders back to Barbecue's domain is a bad move.

But the real reason Lawler is sweating is the economic fallout. There are over 350,000 Haitian TPS holders in the U.S., and according to Lawler, about a third of them are working in our healthcare system. He claims that if we shut off their work authorization overnight, it’s going to cause an absolute meltdown in local clinics.

"Immediately shutting off TPS will create a crisis in our hospitals, nursing homes, and in the I/DD community," Lawler warned. He’s terrified that suburban nursing homes and hospitals are going to run out of staff, leaving him to deal with angry voters in his swing district who can't find healthcare workers.

So what's Lawler's big plan? He’s asking the Trump administration to pretty please give these TPS holders a six-month grace period to keep working while their immigration cases slowly grind through the courts. It's a classic establishment move: delay, delay, delay, and hope the problem goes away.

And just in case the administration says no, Lawler is trying to get Congress involved. He wants the Senate to pass a bill he co-sponsored with Democratic Congresswoman Gillen to temporarily extend Haitian TPS. Good luck getting that through a Republican-led legislature that is ready to clean house.

Haitian TPS has been dragging on forever, originally granted way back in 2010 after a massive earthquake. Trump tried to kill the program during his first term in 2017, but activist lawyers used the courts to keep it on life support for years. Finally, in 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem officially ended the status, leading to the big showdown at the Supreme Court.

With the 6-3 ruling in the bag, the White House and DHS are celebrating a "tremendous win," reminding everyone that "temporary" means temporary, not a permanent backdoor citizenship program. Lawler can cope all he wants, but the rule of law is back in style, and the administration is ready to wrap this program up once and for all.

Sources: * Supreme Court of the United States, Mullin v. Doe, 599 U.S. ___ (2026) * U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Haiti Travel Advisory (2026) * U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Order Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti (2025)