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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration’s Move to End TPS for South Sudanese

The stay preserves protections pending court review of DHS’s termination decision.

FILE - Motorists pass outside Bor State Hospital in Bor, South Sudan, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly, File)
FILE - Supporters of temporary protected status immigrants hold signs and cheer at a rally before a conference announcing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to end a program letting immigrants live and work legally in the United States outside of a federal courthouse in San Francisco, March 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley issued an administrative stay that keeps Temporary Protected Status in place for South Sudanese nationals while a lawsuit proceeds.
  • The order halts DHS from letting protections lapse in early January 2026, maintaining work authorization and protection from deportation for current holders and applicants.
  • About 232 people currently hold TPS tied to South Sudan and roughly 73 have pending applications, according to court filings.
  • DHS, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, argued conditions in South Sudan have improved enough to end the designation, while plaintiffs say the move is unlawful and discriminatory and international monitors report severe insecurity and food shortages.
  • The stay does not decide the case on the merits, with DHS due to file by Jan. 9 and plaintiffs by Jan. 13, and it comes as courts separately scrutinize other TPS terminations, including a new ruling blocking moves affecting Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.