Two federal courts have ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals from South Sudan and Myanmar. Judges in Boston and Chicago rejected legal challenges from immigrant advocacy groups on Friday, following a Supreme Court decision in June that expanded executive authority over the protection program.
TPS provides deportation protection and work permits to individuals from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, or other severe conditions. The terminations will affect approximately 232 South Sudanese nationals and roughly 4,000 Myanmar residents currently living in the United States. South Sudan has maintained TPS designation since 2011, while Myanmar received the status following its 2021 military coup.
The judicial rulings remove legal barriers that had previously sheltered these populations from deportation. Advocacy groups have expressed concern that residents may now face removal to countries still experiencing significant instability and violence. Officials from the Department of Homeland Security indicated that only TPS terminations for Ethiopian and Somalian nationals remain blocked by court orders, with additional terminations potentially proceeding for other nations.
Originally reported by Aljazeera →
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