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Judge Blocks Feds From Ending TPS for Haitians

She accuses Noem of 'hostility to nonwhite immigrants'

(Newser) - A federal judge has blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the US, dealing President Trump's immigration agenda another legal, though perhaps temporary, setback. On Monday, US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted a request to pause the termination of...

Feds Are Pulling TPS From Hondurans, Nicaraguans

Move affects tens of thousands who have been living in the US for more than 25 years

(Newser) - The Trump administration is ending the temporary status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans that has allowed them to live and work in the US for more than a quarter of a century after a devastating hurricane hit Central America, according to federal government notices—a move that comes...

Administration: It's Safe to Go Back to Haiti Now
Judge Blocks Revoking
Protected Status Early
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Jul 2, 2025 5:16 PM CDT

Judge Blocks Revoking Protected Status Early

Haitians still have until Feb. 3 to return home, order says, despite Noem's announcement

(Newser) - A federal judge has stopped Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from ending temporary protected status for Haitians in the US in September. The designation will remain in effect until Feb. 3 as implemented by the Biden administration, District Judge Brian Cogan ruled in New York, the Washington Post reports. Noem'...

Cops: 'Teen' on JV Teams at High School Was Actually 24

Venezuelan man allegedly used fake documents to join sports teams and classes in Ohio

(Newser) - A person that cops say is a 24-year-old Venezuelan man has been accused of enrolling at Perrysburg High School in Ohio under the guise of being an unaccompanied 16-year-old minor. Police say Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra attended the school for more than a year starting in January 2024, taking...

White House: Afghan Refugees Can Safely Go Home Now

Critics decry the end of Temporary Protected Status

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Monday did away with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Afghans now in the US, citing improvements in the country's security and economy. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said a review with "interagency partners" determined that Afghanistan no longer meets the standard...

Venezuelans Sue Trump Over Lost Legal Protections

They say rescinding TPS protections extended by Biden is unprecedented and illegal

(Newser) - Venezuelans with temporary legal protections allowing them to live and work in the US are suing President Trump, alleging his administration has illegally stripped them of those protections due to racial hostility. Before leaving office, President Biden extended Temporary Protected Status for 600,000 Venezuelans who are unable to return...

Trump Says He'll Send Springfield's Migrants Home

He vows to revoke Temporary Protected Status from Haitians and deport them

(Newser) - Donald Trump targeted Springfield, Ohio's Haitian community once again on Wednesday, vowing that those migrants currently in the city legally would be deported if he returns to office. In an interview with NewsNation , the former president said he would "absolutely" revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and deport...

Ukrainians in US to Have Protections

Lawmakers of both parties had pushed administration for the move

(Newser) - As members of Congress and others have urged, the Biden administration on Thursday created a Temporary Protected Status program to protect Ukrainians living in the US from deportation. Homeland Security announced that the 18-month program will apply to Ukrainians who have lived in the US since March 1, CBS News...

Trump Ends Deportation Protection for Liberians
Trump Has Bad News
for 839 Liberians
Mar 28, 2018 12:01 AM CDT

Trump Has Bad News for 839 Liberians

He's ending deportation protection program

(Newser) - The Trump administration is ending a program that allows citizens of Liberia living in the US to avoid deportation. But it's allowing a one-year "wind-down" period to ease their return. Liberians have been eligible for Deferred Enforcement Departure since 1999. The program, which began under former President Clinton,...

El Salvador: US Booting 200K Would Devastate Us

Government hopes Congress will find solution

(Newser) - An estimated 200,000 Salvadorans and their 190,000 US-born children aren't the only people stressed out about the administration's decision to withdraw Temporary Protected Status : The government of El Salvador, which estimates 95% of TPS holders are employed or own businesses in the US, says it will...

Homeland Security Has Devastating News for 60K Haitians in US

Protected status to be lifted after 18 months

(Newser) - It was the news tens of thousands of Haitian residents of the US were dreading: The administration has decided to end the Temporary Protected Status that shielded them from deportation after their country's 2010 earthquake. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke announced Monday that the status will...

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