The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered significant victories for President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, allowing his administration to end key humanitarian protections for migrants. However, the court also made it clear that even tough immigration enforcement must follow constitutional rules, particularly the right to due process.

In recent decisions, the court allowed the Trump administration to terminate two programs that had protected over 800,000 migrants. One is Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which offered shelter to individuals from countries experiencing crises like war or natural disasters. The other is humanitarian parole, which allowed certain migrants to stay temporarily for urgent reasons. These programs had protected hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans, and Nicaraguans. The court lifted lower court blocks on both policies, effectively clearing the way for deportations to resume.

However, the justices also pushed back on how Trump’s team is handling removals. In cases involving the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law meant for wartime use, the court placed limits on efforts to quickly deport Venezuelans accused of gang ties without proper notice. The justices ruled that giving someone only 24 hours’ notice of deportation, without enough information to respond, violated basic due process rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

The court also intervened in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant wrongly deported. Despite the court ordering his release, the administration has not yet returned him to the U.S., drawing criticism for possibly defying the court’s ruling.

Legal experts say the court is trying to strike a balance—upholding the president’s authority on immigration while ensuring fairness. But some believe the court has given Trump’s policies too much leeway, especially when lives and families are at stake.

More immigration challenges are on the way, including Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship and his efforts to deport migrants to dangerous third countries. While the court has backed Trump in many cases, it continues to insist that even non-citizens deserve fair treatment under the law.