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Federal Judge Approves Ending Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese Nationals
Just the facts
A federal judge ruled that the Department of Homeland Security may proceed with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of South Sudanese citizens living in the United States. The decision follows a precedent set by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed the federal government to end similar humanitarian protections for individuals from Haiti and Syria. TPS is a federal designation that allows foreign nationals from countries experiencing severe instability, environmental disasters, or armed conflict to reside and work legally in the U.S.
Why this is news
A federal judge issued a ruling allowing the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status protections for nationals of South Sudan.
Developments timeline
- U.S. District Judges Patti Saris and Matthew Kennelly rejected legal challenges to the Department of Homeland Security's termination of Temporary Protected Status, clearing the way for the end of protections for nationals from South Sudan and Myanmar.
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