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US appeals court lets Trump continue ending deportation protections

The 9th Circuit court allowed ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 89,000 migrants, citing improved conditions in Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, affecting about 60,000 currently in the U.S.

  • On Monday, the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals in California temporarily lifted a federal judge's block and paused the injunction affecting Temporary Protected Status for nearly 89,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.
  • Citing statutory authority, the administration argued `TPS was never designed to be permanent, yet previous administrations have used it as a de facto amnesty program for decades`, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.
  • The 9th U.S. Court of Appeals said the government could likely show there were "legitimate" reasons to end TPS, citing judges appointed by Trump, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
  • For TPS recipients, terminations would remove deportation relief and work permits, stripping protections for people already in the U.S.
  • That creates a legal tension because the district judge said a unanimous three-judge 9th Circuit panel suggested the terminations may be unreviewable, while U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson found possible racial animus.
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By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español. In the Trump administration's offensive against immigration, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been a key target for the White House. While Venezuelans with TPS remain unprotected and in limbo amid a protracted legal battle, Nicaraguans, Hondurans, and Nepalese with this protection appear to have reached the same point of uncertainty following a new ruling by a federal court. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Ap…

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, February 9, 2026.
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