Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Yemen on Feb. 13, saying the country no longer meets legal criteria; roughly 1,380 Yemenis were covered.
- U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes refused to pause her order preserving Haitian TPS, keeping protections and work authorization in place for about 350,000 people as the Justice Department pursues an appeal to the D.C. Circuit.
- During the Washington hearing, Judge Reyes read death threats she received following her initial ruling and said the judiciary will not be intimidated; she plans a written order by Feb. 19.
- The Ninth Circuit stayed a California ruling and reinstated DHS terminations for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, and USCIS updated guidance stating TPS-based work authorization for those countries is no longer valid.
- Separate district court orders have temporarily preserved TPS for Ethiopia and South Sudan, with a Boston judge finding the South Sudan termination likely unlawful for providing a pretextual rationale.