BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Push to End TPS for Syrians
More than 6,100 Syrians keep legal status as court halts abrupt TPS termination days before deadline, citing harm and ongoing conflict.
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic courtroom development just days before thousands of Syrians faced possible deportation, today Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York ordered the Trump administration to halt its push to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals from Syria, citing the severe risks of immediate termination.
The court’s decision, delivered verbally with a written order to follow, grants a crucial reprieve to more than 6,100 Syrians who, as of Friday, would have lost their ability to live and work lawfully in the United States and may have been forced to return to a country still racked by nearly 14 years of civil war.
The ruling arrives after a coalition—comprising the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), Muslim Advocates, and Van Der Hout LLP—challenged the legality of the administration’s attempt to strip TPS from Syrian immigrants, arguing that the process violated federal law.