An appeals court judge on Monday lifted a lower court order preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending federal temporary protected status (TPS) for Afghans and Cameroonians in the United States.
The DHS in April moved to end TPS for individuals from Afghanistan and Cameroon, saying conditions in their respective countries no longer merited the protected status.
However, the policy decision met with a legal challenge from CASA, an immigration advocacy organization, and was stayed by a court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted an administrative stay on the termination until July 21, which it has now said has expired….
Appeals Court Rules DHS Can End Temporary Protected Status for Afghans, Cameroonians
