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Ninth Circuit Lets Trump End TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Nepalis During Appeal

The panel granted a brief stay without explaining its reasoning.

Honduran migrants deported from the United States wait in line to board a bus at the Center for Attention to Returned Migrants, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Yoseph Amaya/File Photo
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
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Overview

  • Protections for roughly 7,000 Nepalis end immediately, and designations for about 51,000 Hondurans and nearly 3,000 Nicaraguans will lapse on Sept. 8, triggering loss of work permits and potential removal if no other status exists.
  • U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson had blocked the terminations on July 31, finding they were likely unlawful and tainted by discriminatory intent, with a merits hearing set for Nov. 18.
  • DHS hailed the ruling as a major victory, arguing TPS has been misused as a de facto asylum system and saying the decision will help restore immigration system integrity.
  • Plaintiffs led by the National TPS Alliance called the stay devastating and criticized the lack of legal reasoning, vowing to continue litigation with support from civil-rights groups.
  • The decision is part of a broader rollback of TPS under Secretary Kristi Noem, following earlier terminations affecting countries including Venezuela, Haiti and Ukraine, some of which are still tied up in court.