Overview

• The Fourth Circuit on July 22 lifted an order blocking DHS from canceling Temporary Protected Status for Afghan and Cameroonian nationals, enabling deportations to proceed
• DHS estimates about 11,700 Afghans and 5,200 Cameroonians will lose protections, while 3,600 Afghans and 200 Cameroonians holding green cards remain unaffected
• A majority of the appeals panel found CASA’s lawsuit plausible but ruled that evidence was insufficient to justify an emergency injunction and urged a swift lower court review
• Affected migrants may apply for asylum, withholding of removal or relief under the Convention Against Torture to seek legal status after TPS ends
• Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says improved security and economic conditions in both countries justify reverting TPS to its original temporary intent