Newly released documents could complicate deliberations by the Supreme Court over whether the Trump administration can immediately cancel deportation protections for some migrants.
Guerline Jozef, co-founder and executive director of Haitian Bridge Alliance, in March. A Supreme Court decision on the Trump administration’s handling of humanitarian protections for Haitians is anticipated by the end of the month.
Senior White House officials have argued that President Trump has the authority to suspend habeas corpus, but legal experts say that can be done only by Congress.