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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending TPS for Syrians

The ruling deems the termination likely unlawful, permitting an immediate appeal.

FILE - In this Monday, March 12, 2018, file photo, supporters of temporary protected status immigrants hold signs and cheer at a rally before a news conference announcing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to end a program that lets immigrants live and work legally in the United States outside of a federal courthouse in San Francisco. A judge on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, blocked the Trump administration from ending protections that let immigrants from four countries live and work legally in the United States, saying the move would cause "irreparable harm and great hardship." (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla in Manhattan issued a temporary injunction during a virtual hearing.
  • The order stops deportation protections and work permits for more than 6,100 Syrians from expiring on Friday.
  • Failla found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not make a good-faith assessment of conditions in Syria before moving to terminate TPS.
  • The lawsuit was filed by seven Syrian migrants, with counsel from the International Refugee Assistance Project, Muslim Advocates and Van Der Hout LLP.
  • The decision preserves TPS for current holders, applies to roughly 800 pending applicants, and allows the administration to seek immediate appellate review.