US judge blocks Trump administration from stripping immigrants of work permits
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stripping work permits from thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status .
- The challenged policies stem from the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,' a tax and spending law passed by the Republican-led Congress in July 2025 that introduced asylum fees and restricted employment authorization for TPS holders.
- Plaintiffs represented by Democracy Forward argued that USCIS violated the Administrative Procedure Act by implementing restrictions without public notice, threatening work authorization for thousands from El Salvador, Sudan, and Ukraine.
- While Gorton declined to block collection of new asylum fees on Tuesday, he barred the agency from revoking work permits or imposing penalties for non-payment. A decision on a longer-term injunction is expected by August 5.
- The Trump administration has sought to end TPS protections for migrants from more than a dozen countries, with the Supreme Court allowing termination of status for thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants last month.
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A federal judge has blocked the implementation of Donald Trump's government policies that impose new obstacles on asylum applications and nullify work permits for those under Temporary Protection Status (TPS). The emergency order issued Tuesday by District Federal Judge Nathaniel Gorton represents a temporary relief for thousands of immigrants who still have work permits in place and will be valid until August 5, when the judge is expected to de…
Judge temporarily blocks Trump policy stripping thousands of immigrants’ work permits – UK Times
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email A federal judge has delivered a temporary setback to the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, blocking a policy that would have stripped tens of thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of their ability to work in the United …
Judge Blocks US Government From Removing Work Permits for Thousands of Immigrants
A judge on July 21 blocked the federal government’s attempt to strip work permits from immigrants who were granted temporary permission to live in the United States at a time when their home countries had been deemed unsafe. He also said the government may not penalize asylum seekers for paying a new annual fee. Immigrants in the country under Temporary Protected Status would have lost their permission on July 22 if the injunction had not been e…
The emergency order prevents, for now, thousands of people from losing their work authorization while the trial continues.
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