politics
Judge paves way for Trump to end South Sudan's temporary protected status
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to end deportation protections that have allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States.
TL;DR
- A federal judge has cleared the Trump administration to end deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals.
- U.S. District Judge Patti Saris rejected a renewed effort by immigrant-rights advocates to preserve South Sudan's temporary protected status.
- The decision follows the Supreme Court's ruling that allowed the administration to end similar protections for people from Haiti and Syria.
- The Supreme Court's decision limited lower courts' ability to prevent the termination of TPS designations by the Department of Homeland Security.