India, July 18 -- The Trump administration on Friday cautioned holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that they have a limited timeframe to voluntarily leave the country before their legal status expires, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the termination of these protections.

The announcement from James Percival, the General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was made as thousands of immigrants from nations such as Haiti and Syria, who hold this status, find themselves in a state of uncertainty in recent weeks, despite their work permits still being valid.

Percival stated that this situation was due to lower courts not having yet responded to the Supreme Court's decision, and he asserted that the cla...