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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration’s End to TPS for 60,000 Immigrants

U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson preserved protections until a November 18 merits hearing, citing evidence of racial animus alongside an inadequate country-condition review.

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Sandhya Lama, a Nepali TPS holder, takes part in a rally outside the San Francisco federal courthouse on July 29, 2025. 
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Overview

  • The order covers about 51,000 Hondurans, 3,000 Nicaraguans and 7,000 Nepalis whose TPS expirations were set for early August and September.
  • Judge Thompson found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s determinations lacked an objective review of home-country conditions and were likely driven by racial bias.
  • The temporary extension remains in place through at least November 18, when a hearing will decide whether to vacate Noem’s termination of protected status.
  • Temporary Protected Status was established in 1990 to shield nationals of crisis-stricken countries from deportation and grant work authorization, with Honduras and Nicaragua added after Hurricane Mitch in 1999 and Nepal after the 2015 earthquake.
  • Advocates note that TPS holders have contributed over $10 billion in income and paid billions more in federal taxes while living and working legally in the United States.