We want to live in a country where families are kept together. A country where everyone has access to due process, and all people seeking safety are protected.

However, today’s two Supreme Court decisions are devastating attacks on immigrant communities who are fleeing violence, danger, and persecution. Mullin v. Doe strips away what few protections remain for Haitian and Syrian Temporary Protected Status holders. Mullin v. Al Otro Lado greenlights the government to block people from seeking protection at the southern border. Together, these decisions deliberately set the stage for millions of immigrants to be pushed into the mass detention and deportation system.

“We are watching the forced expansion of the deportation pipeline in real time,” said Adina Appelbaum, Program Director at Amica Center. “This is not about public safety—it is about expanding a punitive system that prioritizes profit over people and strips immigrants of their rights. These decisions are a moral failure—and another indication of how far this administration is willing to go to deny people safety, stability, and dignity.”

At Amica Center, we see every day the violent impact of this immigration system: people forced to navigate detention, family separation, and life-altering legal proceedings without meaningful access to legal representation. These decisions will only compound that harm—destroying communities, obstructing the right to seek asylum under US and international law, and deepening an already unjust system that denies due process to those who need it most.

We will not accept a future where mass detention and deportation are normalized. Amica Center will continue to fight for the rights, safety, and unity of immigrant communities.