Jayapal: Democrats Are “Absolutely” Pushing for Supreme Court Expansion and Term Limits After TPS Ruling

By Michael Katz | Friday, 26 June 2026 10:23 PM EDT

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said Friday that Democrats are “absolutely” discussing expanding the Supreme Court and enacting term limits.

Jayapal’s comments came a day after the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, allowed the Trump administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status for Syrians and Haitians while litigation continues.

“What the Supreme Court has done yesterday is, again, rubber stamping a mass deportation agenda,” Jayapal, a member of the progressive House Democratic “Squad,” told reporters. “But also, it made it very clear to Americans across this country why this is bad for America. That’s what’s going to happen. We’re going to see the economic consequences very soon, on top of the moral consequences.”

Jayapal, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, was then asked about her past advocacy for expanding the Supreme Court from nine to 13 seats and whether that conversation is taking place within the Democrat caucus.

“Absolutely it is,” she said. “I mean, look—we need a Supreme Court that isn’t beholden to corporate interests or any president but is actually willing to interpret the law without reinterpreting it or revisiting settled decisions. And this court has shown over and over again that it’s incapable of doing that. We need to expand the court. We need term limits, and we need an ethics and transparency standard that matches other courts. That’s why [Sen.] Elizabeth Warren [D-Mass.] and I have introduced a bill focused on ethics and transparency. All of that needs to happen—and I think the Supreme Court is making it incredibly clear that we need to make those changes.”

Michael Katz is a Newsmax reporter with more than 30 years of experience reporting and editing on news, culture, and politics.