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Andrew Kolvet Celebrates Supreme Court Immigration Victories as Trump Ends Temporary Protected Status
Andrew Kolvet breaks down three major Supreme Court wins for the Trump administration on immigration enforcement. The court ruled 6-3 to allow removal of over one million people under Temporary Protected Status, including 350,000 Haitians, and upheld border asylum turnbacks. Kirk exposes how TPS has been abused for decades, with some protections dating back to a 2001 El Salvador earthquake still in effect. He also dismantles progressive Christian arguments for open borders using biblical analysis of borders, sovereignty, and the proper role of government in protecting citizens.
Supreme Court Delivers Three Immigration Wins for Trump Administration
Andrew Kolvet began by celebrating the atmosphere at the Great American State Fair kickoff with President Trump, featuring B-2 flyovers, F-16s, F-35s, and cabinet secretaries like Brooke Rollins and Sean Duffy. He contrasted this with what a Kamala Harris administration would have looked like: land acknowledgements, apology tours, and talk of systemic oppression. Instead, Americans got UFC fights and B-2 bombers celebrating American innovation across 150 exhibits representing all 50 states and six territories.
The Supreme Court handed down four cases, with three clear wins for Americans concerned about immigration enforcement. The court ruled on guns in Hawaii, striking down a law that prevented legal concealed carry permit holders from bringing firearms onto any private property open to the public—a major victory for gun owners in blue states.
Supreme Court Ends Temporary Protected Status Abuse
The most significant ruling came in a 6-3 decision allowing the Trump administration to eliminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians. TPS was designed as a temporary measure to prevent deportation of people here illegally when emergencies occur in their home countries. However, it has become anything but temporary.
Kolvet explained that approximately 350,000 Haitians currently hold TPS—roughly one in every thousand people in America. They received it twice: first under Obama after the 2011 Haiti earthquake, and again under Biden in 2021 for another Haiti crisis. Anyone who arrived after the second designation also qualified, creating a system where "temporary" protection has lasted over a decade.
The numbers are staggering. Over one million people total have been living in the United States under TPS. Kolvet pointed out that just because Democrats put a name on something and game the system doesn't make it legal. These protections were supposed to be temporary, lasting perhaps a week when a hurricane made it unsafe to send a plane to a country. Instead, Somalia maintains TPS, and El Salvador still has protections from a 2001 earthquake—despite El Salvador now being safer than many American cities.
Eight Years to Restore Constitutional Authority
Kolvet highlighted the absurdity of the timeline: President Trump first tried to end TPS for Haitians in 2017. Activist judges blocked it in 2018. Time ran out, and President Biden restarted the program. It took eight years and seven months for the Supreme Court to step in and correct what Kolvet called "black robe tyranny"—eight years for the president to enact constitutional executive authority over immigration.
The Supreme Court established that the Department of Homeland Security and the administration have the authority to make assessments about whether people under TPS should leave. Those affected cannot challenge this decision in the courts.
Border Asylum Turnback Victory
In the second major immigration win, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullen v. Alotto on asylum turnbacks. The Trump administration argued that people at border crossing points have not "arrived" in the United States—they're just at the door. Federal law says once you've arrived, you can claim asylum. The administration said they're allowed to turn people around at the door before they arrive.
Kolvet explained that the asylum system is "110% gamed." People know five or six stories to tell: persecution for being gay, persecution for political beliefs. They know exactly what to say. Non-governmental organizations even train migrants on how to game the system and provide representation.
The Supreme Court validated the Trump administration's position. When someone arrives at the front door, they can be turned around. This preserves the "Remain in Mexico" policy, among other measures. People must remain in Mexico while their cases are evaluated rather than being released into the United States.
Status of Birthright Citizenship Case
Kolvet noted that many expected the birthright citizenship decision to come down the same day, but it didn't. The decision is now expected in the coming weeks. He acknowledged that many people, including himself, remain skeptical about how that case will be decided, but emphasized the importance of recognizing wins when they happen.
Even if birthright citizenship doesn't go their way, Kolvet pointed out, that would only preserve a status quo that has existed for a century. Meanwhile, real gains are being made: people in the country illegally are being sent home, and people arriving at the border are being turned away.
Kolvet made a direct appeal to Chief Justice Roberts: "A great country would not allow itself to be gamed by birth tourists and foreigners dropping a baby off on the other side of a border." If the ruling doesn't go the right way, he noted there are legislative options, though he preferred not to discuss them yet.
Dismantling Progressive Christian Arguments for Open Borders
Kolvet addressed a common argument used by progressive pastors who claim Christians are required to welcome immigrants because "welcoming immigrants is as important as welcoming Christ himself." He called this a "common bastardization of the scriptures" and provided biblical analysis to counter it.
First, he cited Acts 17 and Deuteronomy 32, which state that God ordains nations and boundaries: "From one man he made all the nations that they should inhabit the whole earth and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands." Borders are good, Kolvet argued. They come from God, who loves order and opposes chaos, speaking order into being at creation in Genesis.
The Old Testament does discuss strangers and sojourners, Kolvet acknowledged, citing verses like Leviticus 19 ("Love the foreigner as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt") and Exodus 22:21. However, he explained that the root word for sojourner or stranger referred to a legal resident who entered lawfully, submitted to Israel's laws, and often assimilated. These were not invaders, welfare migrants, or lawbreakers.
Ancient Israel had borders, controlled entry, and enforced rules. Foreigners could be excluded or face consequences if they didn't follow the laws. Kolvet emphasized that this is very different from modern illegal immigration.
Biblical Commands on Government Authority
Kolvet pointed to New Testament teaching that Christians must submit to governing authorities. If the United States, as the duly elected governing authority, determines that TPS time has run out, then people must leave because submitting to governing authorities is a biblical command.
He stressed there is zero command in Scripture requiring open borders or amnesty for anybody. The obligation toward the poor and travelers are individual moral requirements, not mandates for how entire states must be structured.
Kolvet compared it to the command to forgive those who persecute us and love our enemies. No one argues the state shouldn't punish criminals based on those verses. The state has to fairly punish criminals and protect citizens. Similarly, good government protects the people of a country, upholds laws, and sets fair laws.
He noted that Jesus spoke to Roman legionaries without telling them to lay down their arms or quit their jobs. Instead, He told them to do their jobs properly: don't oppress people, don't extort money, don't do violence against them, and be content with wages. Doing their jobs properly included enforcing law, protecting people, and sometimes fighting.
Love Your Neighbor Through Proper Immigration Enforcement
Kolvet asked how Americans are supposed to love their neighbors if borders are opened to anyone or criminals are allowed to prey on citizens. A person is not a sojourner if they have moved into a country permanently—they are a new inhabitant, a new resident.
He concluded with practical advice: "If you meet an immigrant on the street, by all means be kind to them. You should be. And then vote for the government that will remove them." He acknowledged that Americans have been "suckers for way too long" on immigration enforcement, suggesting that kindness to individuals and enforcement of immigration law are not contradictory but complementary positions.
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