US judge bars Trump from ending protected status for Yemeni nationals
Key takeaways
- Trump administration has sought to cancel temporary protections for 13 countries as part of immigration crackdown.
- US District Judge Dale Ho ruled on Friday in favour of a group of Yemenis who had sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over plans to end their Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
- TPS grants people from countries suffering conflict, natural disasters and other dangerous conditions temporary protection against deportation.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Trump administration has sought to cancel temporary protections for 13 countries as part of immigration crackdown.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Members of the National TPS Alliance rally at the US Supreme Court in Washington, April 29, 2026 [Alex Wroblewski/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s administration from stripping temporary deportation protections for nearly 3,000 Yemeni nationals living in the US, in the latest legal setback for the president’s immigration crackdown.
US District Judge Dale Ho ruled on Friday in favour of a group of Yemenis who had sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over plans to end their Temporary Protected Status (TPS).