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The Trump administration has sought to temporarily suspend immigration protection for 13 countries as part of its immigration crackdown.
Published on May 1, 2026
A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s administration from revoking temporary protections for nearly 3,000 people. The people of Yemen he lives in the US, in the latest legal backlash against the President.
US District Judge Dale Ho ruled Friday in favor of a group of Yemenis who sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over a proposal to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
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TPS gives immigrants from countries suffering from conflict, natural disasters and other dangerous situations temporary protection from deportation. The Trump administration wants to end TPS designations in 13 different countries, but has been blocked in court.
Conservative – the majority US Supreme Court agreed earlier this week to consider a request from administrators challenging similar rulings that have prevented the government from terminating the protection of more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians.
DHS’s decision to end TPS for Yemenis living in the US, was first announced in February, it was supposed to start operating on Monday before it was suspended by Judge Ho.
Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said at the time of the announcement that Yemen “does not meet the requirements of the law to be established for Temporary Protected Status”, despite the constant complaints of conflicts and humanitarian events.
The Middle Eastern nation was one of the 12 nations placed on travel ban issued by the Trump administration last year.
Travel advisories from the US State Department have warned people not to travel to Haiti, Syria and Yemen due to threats such as terrorism, kidnapping and riots. Advocates say sending U.S. migrants back to those countries could harm their lives.
“This is life or death,” Sejal Zota, co-founder and legal director of Just Futures Law, told The Associated Press about the upcoming Supreme Court case.
