Court Decision on Temporary Protected Status
關於臨時保護身份的法院裁決
Introduction
The US Supreme Court says the government can stop Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from Haiti and Syria.
美國最高法院表示，政府可以停止向海地和敘利亞人提供臨時保護身份（TPS）。
Main Body
The Court says the Secretary of Homeland Security decides who gets TPS. Now, the government can stop this status for 330,000 people. They might also stop it for people from Lebanon, El Salvador, Sudan, and Ukraine.
法院表示國土安全部部長決定誰能獲得 TPS。現在，政府可以取消 33 萬人的這項身份。他們可能也會取消來自黎巴嫩、薩爾瓦多、蘇丹和烏克蘭人的身份。
TPS started in 1990. It helps people from countries with wars or natural disasters. These people can work in the US, but they are not permanent residents. Some people lived in the US for 20 years and want to stay.
TPS 始於 1990 年。它旨在幫助來自戰爭或自然災害國家的人。這些人可以在美國工作，但他們不是永久居民。有些人已在美國居住 20 年，希望能留下來。
The government says TPS is only for a short time. They say people should find other legal ways to stay. Some people are worried because Haiti is dangerous. The government wants to use special planes to send people back.
政府表示 TPS 僅限短期。他們認為人們應該尋找其他合法方式留下來。有些人感到擔憂，因為海地環境危險。政府希望使用專機將人們遣返回國。
Conclusion
The Court removed the rules that stopped the government. Now, the government decides who must leave the US.
法院撤銷了先前限制政府的規則。現在，由政府決定誰必須離開美國。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Can' Pattern
In this text, we see the word can used to show that something is allowed or possible. For a beginner, this is the best way to talk about rules.
How it works:
Subject + can + action
From the text:
- The government can stop this status. → (It is possible for them to do it).
- These people can work in the US. → (They have permission to work).
🌍 Useful Word Pairs
Notice how some words always go together to describe a place or a person:
- Natural + disasters (like floods or earthquakes)
- Permanent + residents (people who live in a place forever)
- Legal + ways (following the law)
⚠️ Note on 'Stop'
In this story, stop does not mean 'wait.' It means 'to end' or 'to finish.'
- Example: Stop the status → End the permission.