San Francisco federal judge restores Temporary Protected Status for thousands

""The court's order today is a tremendous relief, but the administration's decision to terminate TPS has already wreaked havoc for me and so many others," Silva wrote in an email today. He continued,"I hope that this means my child and I can be secure in the United States for the time being but we will not give up fighting to protect our rights and the rights of others.""

""In today's 52-page decision, Thompson wrote that the administration failed to adequately consider country conditions that would prevent TPS holders from safely returning and rebuilding their lives in their home countries. Thompson found that the decision to end TPS was likely "preordained," meaning that it was made before the government received country-condition reviews for Honduras and Nicaragua.""

""The program covers about 72,000 Hondurans, 13,000 Nepalis and 4,000 Nicaraguans, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security." "The administration announced its intentions to cancel the Biden-era extension of TPS in July, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision on Aug. 20 and on Sept. 7, TPS holders from Nicaragua and Honduras lost their status.""

A San Francisco federal judge ruled the administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status unlawful and restored TPS for migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, affecting nearly 90,000 people. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and partner law firms. The Department of Homeland Security had estimated about 72,000 Hondurans, 13,000 Nepalis and 4,000 Nicaraguans held TPS. The administration announced plans to cancel the Biden-era extension in July; the Ninth Circuit previously upheld the termination and some holders lost status in September. The judge found the termination failed to consider country conditions and was likely "preordained." The government may appeal to the Ninth Circuit.

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