Map Shows Extent of Trump's TPS Terminations: Which Countries Could Be Next
Ethiopia's TPS protections were officially overturned Tuesday, meaning more than 1 million migrants now face deportation.
President Donald Trump's administration has recently faced a setback in its efforts to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of 13 countries, as a district judge ruled against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a case filed by African Communities Together. This decision marks the end of TPS protections for an estimated 1 million individuals across these 13 nations, which include Ethiopia, Haiti, Nepal, Honduras, El Salvador, Sudan, Nicaragua, Yemen, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Nicaragua and Myanmar.
Judge Brian Murphy's ruling, however, still allows the plaintiffs to pursue allegations of racial or national-origin bias in the administration's decision to terminate TPS, while dismissing other legal challenges. The American administration maintains that TPS is temporary and should not become a de facto permanent immigration program, regardless of the ongoing or future operations conducted by the DHS.
The impacted countries, such as Ukraine, Sudan, Lebanon and El Salvador, currently retain TPS protections, which grant inhabitants temporary legal status and work authorization due to ongoing war, natural disasters, or other extraordinary circumstances.
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