The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear arguments over the Trump administration's push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti and Syria who were granted temporary protected status due to extraordinary conditions in their home countries.

The justices declined to immediately lift the protections, allowing approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians to continue living and working legally in the United States while the case proceeds. The court scheduled oral arguments for the week of April 27.

The case stems from emergency appeals filed by the Trump administration after lower courts blocked the immediate termination of temporary protected status for these populations. The Justice Department argues that the Department of Homeland Security has sole authority to end such protections, which were designed to be temporary measures.

Immigration attorneys contend that both Haiti and Syria remain in crisis, making it unsafe for people to return. They argue that courts should be able to intervene when reviewing decisions to terminate protected status designations.

The administration is seeking a broad ruling that would prevent courts from blocking Homeland Security decisions to end temporary protected status designations. The conservative-majority court previously allowed the termination of similar protections for approximately 600,000 Venezuelans while related lawsuits continue.

Temporary protected status currently covers about 1.3 million people from various countries experiencing armed conflict or natural disasters. The program allows recipients to live and work legally in the United States but does not provide a pathway to citizenship. The Trump administration has moved to terminate the program for migrants from multiple countries since taking office.