Federal Appeals Court Clears Way for Trump Administration to End Protections for 60,000 Migrants

A federal appeals court has sided with the Trump administration, halting a lower court’s order that had temporarily protected approximately 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. This critical decision, issued by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, paves the way for the administration to proceed with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for these individuals.

The ruling immediately impacts an estimated 7,000 Nepalese migrants whose TPS expired on August 5. Additionally, the legal status of 51,000 Hondurans and 3,000 Nicaraguans is set to expire on September 8, after which they will become eligible for removal from the United States. Immigrant rights advocates are challenging the administration’s actions, alleging unlawful termination of these long-standing protections.

The appeals court granted an emergency stay against U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson’s July 31, 2025, order, which had sought to maintain the protections. Judges, including appointees from various administrations, stated the district court’s order is “stayed pending further order of this court.”

Temporary Protected Status allows migrants to live and work in the U.S. when conditions in their home countries are deemed unsafe. The Trump administration, under Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, argues that the conditions no longer warrant protection, viewing TPS as overused. Conversely, advocates, like Jessica Bansal of the National Day Laborer Organization, contend that these immigrants have lived lawfully in the U.S. for decades, raising families and contributing significantly to communities.

The administration’s move is part of a broader effort to tighten immigration policies, having already terminated TPS for hundreds of thousands from other nations. The next hearing in this ongoing legal battle is scheduled for November 18.

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