Ninth Circuit Rules President Can End TPS

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on September 14, 2020, that President Trump can phase out temporary protected status (TPS) for more than 300,000 people in the United States. TPS beneficiaries from Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan could be required to leave the United States (or find another legal way to stay) by March 2021. Those from El Salvador, by far the largest group at an estimated 263,000, could be expelled by November 2021.

An appeal to the Supreme Court is likely.

Related Links:

• “Court Rules Trump Can End Temporary Protected Status for Immigrant Families,” NBC News
• USCIS TPS guidance