Overview

• Monday’s ruling ends the brief injunction that had blocked terminations and authorizes DHS to begin removing about 11,700 Afghan and 5,200 Cameroonian TPS holders immediately.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem maintained that security and economic improvements in both countries warrant returning TPS to its original temporary intent.
• The court recognized CASA’s challenge to the terminations as plausible but ruled that extraordinary relief was not warranted at this stage.
• Affected migrants retain the option to apply for asylum, Convention Against Torture protections or other legal avenues to prevent removal while litigation continues.
• The decision is part of President Trump’s broader effort to wind down TPS designations for nations including Haiti, Venezuela, Honduras and Nicaragua.