The Supreme Court heard arguments from the Biden administration that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders from troubled countries should not be allowed to upgrade to lawful permanent resident status from inside the United States. The case, Sanchez v. Mayorkas, court file 20-315, comes at a time when the federal government finds itself overwhelmed by the rush of would-be immigrants flooding the nation’s southern border with Mexico, a situation President Joe Biden finally labeled a “crisis” April 17. Biden said that situation prevents him from raising the refugee quota at this time. A ruling in favor of the petitioners could allow thousands of TPS holders now living in the United State to apply for green cards without first having to leave the country and apply from abroad. The petition seeking high court review was granted Jan. 8. The petitioners, Jose Sanchez and Sonia Gonzalez, a married couple from El Salvador, were …