Overview

• On July 22, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit lifted an administrative stay blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status for nationals of Afghanistan and Cameroon
• The decision clears the way for DHS to begin deporting about 11,700 Afghans at midnight Monday and to end TPS protections for nearly 7,900 Cameroonians on August 4
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said ending these TPS designations restores the program’s temporary intent, citing improved security in Afghanistan and investigations into some recipients
• Immigrant rights group CASA, whose lawsuit prompted the earlier stay, slammed the revocations as unlawful and plans to press its legal challenge in lower courts
• Those who lose TPS can still pursue relief through asylum applications, requests for withholding of removal or protection under the Convention Against Torture