Trump administration wins emergency stay blocking TPS protections

Federal Appeals Court Grants Emergency Stay on Trump Administration’s Termination of TPS for Immigrants

In a recent development, a federal appeals court in San Francisco has granted the Trump administration an emergency stay, halting a lower-court order that preserved Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal.

The National TPS Alliance, representing individuals with TPS in the U.S., along with those from the aforementioned countries who challenged the decision to terminate TPS, argue that the action was unlawful and driven by racial bias.

Judge Trina Thompson, a federal judge in California, delayed the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to terminate protections for immigrants from these countries on July 31. In her ruling, Thompson stated that DHS Secretary Kristi Name’s terminations of TPS were likely predetermined decisions that violated the Administrative Procedure Act and were motivated by racial animus.

The appeals court panel, consisting of judges appointed by former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump, paused Thompson’s decision while the appeal process proceeds. The panel also refused to freeze any district court activities related to the case.

The lawsuit was brought by a group representing TPS holders, including individuals who have resided in the U.S. for over two decades. Attorneys argued that these individuals, who are laborers, healthcare workers, artists, and caretakers, have relied on TPS for basic human security during crises in their home countries.

The TPS program allows immigrants to temporarily reside in the U.S. due to extraordinary circumstances in their home countries. The plaintiffs argued that roughly 61,000 people would lose their TPS status as a result of Noem’s decision, putting them at risk of deportation.

The court’s decision to grant an emergency stay provides a temporary reprieve for these immigrants as legal proceedings continue. The outcome of this case will have significant implications for the future of TPS holders in the United States.

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