FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2026
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WASHINGTON — Following the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mullin v. Doe, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be stripped from Haitian and Syrian communities. The ruling threatens both communities, but its impact on Haitian people with TPS is severe: more than 300,000 are affected and now face the possibility of losing work authorization, protection from deportation, and the stability they have built over years in the United States.

This decision is not an isolated ruling on immigration policy. It is part of a broader pattern of racialized authoritarianism that uses immigration status as a tool to target communities, destabilize families, and consolidate power. Race Forward today released the following statement, which may be attributed to its president, Glenn Harris:

“Humanity has no borders, and our democracy should not be governed by fear, exclusion, or racial hierarchy.

The Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe is part of a dangerous pattern we are seeing in the United States and around the world: authoritarian movements using race, immigration status, and national identity to divide communities and decide who belongs.

People with TPS are raising families, going to school, caring for loved ones, participating in faith communities, contributing to local economies, and helping sustain the neighborhoods they call home. Sending people back to unstable or dangerous conditions after they have sought refuge on U.S. shores is cruel and inhumane.

At its core, this is a question of governance: whoever has power decides who’s protected, targeted, and excluded. Race Forward believes that people most impacted by these decisions must have the power to shape them. A democracy that excludes our immigrant neighbors from safety and belonging is not living up to its promise.

We stand in solidarity with impacted communities, immigrant justice organizations, and everyone fighting back against anti-immigrant sentiment. We remain committed to building a more just, multiracial democracy where we are all welcome.”

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