Posted on 08/07/2026 12:09:24 PM PDT by CFW
Temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of South Sudanese nationals in the United States is set to end after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with stripping their protections.
On Friday, US district judge Patti Saris of the district of Massachusetts rejected an attempt by immigrant rights organizations including the New York-based African Communities Together to keep TPS for South Sudanese nationals living in the US.
Saris’s decision follows a 6-3 supreme court ruling in June allowing the Trump administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians of TPS, which granted them permission to work and live legally in the US.
The supreme court’s conservative majority overturned lower court rulings in New York and Washington DC, which had blocked the administration from ending TPS for more than 350,000 Haitians and about 6,100 Syrians.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
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“In her 15-page ruling, Saris wrote that “as a logical matter, plaintiffs’ arguments rest upon a self-contradictory, self-defeating foundation”.
According to Saris, the plaintiffs’ argument undermined itself, because if the homeland security department (DHS) lacked the authority to terminate South Sudan’s TPS designation, it also would have lacked the authority to issue the designation initially.
“South Sudan’s original TPS designation would thus be invalid by the same token as its termination,” Saris wrote.
In response to the ruling, James Percival, a DHS general counsel said on X: “Every other TPS judge must do the same! Every day these ‘administrative stays’ are in effect is a day the American people are denied what they voted for.””
The Founding Fathers in no way would have permitted the government to bring unknown foreigners into this country, give them money taken from taxpayers, and then have no control over how long they could stay. The whole idea is absurd on its face.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/temporary-protected-status-tps-overview/
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status provided to nationals of certain countries experiencing problems that make it difficult or unsafe for their nationals to be deported there.1 TPS has been a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of individuals already in the United States when problems in a home country make their departure or deportation untenable. This fact sheet provides an overview of how TPS designations are determined, what benefits TPS confers, and how TPS beneficiaries apply for and regularly renew their status.
As of March 31, 2025, the last date for which publicly available data exists, there were approximately 1.3 million people with TPS living in the United States.2 Since that date, the Trump administration has terminated or announced its intent to terminate TPS for over 1 million of these individuals, including over 50,000 Hondurans, over 330,000 Haitians and over 600,000 Venezuelans.3 In total, at least 700,000 people lost TPS in 2025 alone.4 These terminations have been challenged in court.5
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Congress created Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the Immigration Act of 1990.7 It is a temporary immigration status provided to nationals of specifically designated countries that are confronting an ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or extraordinary and temporary conditions.8 It provides a work permit and protection from deportation to foreign nationals from those countries who are in the United States at the time the U.S. government makes the designation.9
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The Secretary of Homeland Security has discretion to decide when a country merits a TPS designation.11 The Secretary must consult with other government agencies prior to deciding to designate a country—or part of a country—for TPS.12 Although these other agencies are not specified in the statute, these consultations usually involve the Department of State, the National Security Council, and occasionally the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Secretary’s decision as to whether or not to designate a country for TPS in the first place is not subject to judicial review, according to immigration law. However, some courts have found that the Secretary’s decision to terminate TPS may be subject to limited judicial review in narrow circumstances.
The framing of the story by the title is all wrong and all political.
“The framing of the story by the title is all wrong and all political.”
Of course it is. It’s the Guardian. LOL!
But, few outlets are publishing the story, and I wanted to post something so I could post that graph showing that we are winning on the issue.
It’s wonderful that a U.S. federal district court judge did not try to overrule the President. And from Massachusetts of all places! Bravo, Patti Saris.
How soon will they be out of our country?
The headline is crap. The judge did not approve anything. He just affirmed that the court could not block it.
Thanks for the table. It’s quite encouraging. TPS needs to be removed from the law. What a hoax.
Deport them ALL!
Line up the dozers and move them out.
But the countries aren’t s holes so they can’t go back for some reason.
I just saw a Haitian sob story on YouTube. 🙄
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