Ninth Circuit rules Trump admin can end protections for Nepali, Nicaraguan and Honduran migrants

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration can resume its plan to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 60,000 migrants from Nepal, Nicaragua and Honduras.

The three-judge panel granted the administration's emergency stay after a lower court postponed the termination of the TPS program for the three countries until Nov. 18. No reason for the decision was given.

The ruling allows the Trump administration to terminate the status for approximately 7,200 Nepali migrants, which was slated to take effect on Aug. 5. The ruling will impact Nicaraguan and Honduran migrants on Sept. 8.

The Department of Homeland Security has also revoked the status for thousands of migrants from Afghanistan and Cameroon, and the administration is expected to revoke the status for nearly one million migrants altogether. 

The program allows migrants from certain countries to live in the United States legally, and allows them to work in the U.S., but it does not give them a path to citizenship, according to the Courthouse News Service.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.