TPS protections terminated for Myanmar, South Sudan migrants
Two U.S. district judges rejected cases defending temporary protections for migrants from South Sudan and Myanmar, leaving some at risk for deportation. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued two alerts on its website confirming that, effective Aug. 7, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation had been halted for both countries. The notice came after U.S....
US district judges have ruled that temporary protections for migrants from South Sudan and Myanmar will be terminated. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for both countries would be halted, effective August 7.
The decision follows a US Supreme Court ruling in June that allowed the government to strip protections for Haitians and Syrians. According to The Guardian, US district judge Patti Saris of Massachusetts rejected an attempt by immigrant rights organizations to keep TPS for South Sudanese nationals living in the US.
The termination of TPS leaves some migrants from South Sudan and Myanmar at risk of deportation. TPS designation allows eligible people from countries facing crises to remain in the US temporarily, protecting them from deportation and allowing them to work legally.
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