Archive · 1 Jan 2026
Court Blocks Trump’s Move to End TPS
A judge in California stopped the Trump administration from ending a program that lets about 60,000 people from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua live and work in the US legally.
These people have been living in the US for a long time because their home countries had big problems like hurricanes and earthquakes.
The judge said the decision to end the program was not fair.
The program, called TPS, was made by Congress in 1990 to help people from countries with big problems.
The Trump administration wanted to end it, but the judge said that was not right.
The judge also said the person in charge of ending the program had already decided to do it before looking at the facts.
The judge's decision means these people can keep living and working in the US legally.
A federal judge in California blocked the Trump administration's plan to end TPS for 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua.
The judge found that the decision to end TPS was not based on a fair review of the conditions in the affected countries.
TPS, created in 1990, allows immigrants from countries affected by war, natural disasters, or other emergencies to stay in the US legally and work temporarily.
Honduras and Nicaragua were granted TPS in the late 1990s after Hurricane Mitch, and Nepal received TPS in 2015 after a devastating earthquake.
The Trump administration has tried to end many TPS programs, saying the policy encourages illegal immigration and has been misused.
- Who
- A federal judge in California and 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
- What
- A court ruling blocked the Trump administration's plan to end TPS for 60,000 immigrants
- When
- The ruling was issued on Wednesday
- Where
- The ruling was made in a federal court in California
- Why
- The judge found that the decision to end TPS was not based on a fair review of the conditions in the affected countries
- Number of Migrants Affected
- 60,000
- Countries Involved
- Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua
- Judge's Name
- Trina Thompson
- TPS Creation Year
- 1990
- Honduras and Nicaragua TPS Reason
- Hurricane Mitch
- Nepal TPS Reason
- Devastating Earthquake
- Secretary's Name
- Kristi Noem
- Court Location
- California