US judges allow Trump to end protections for South Sudan and Myanmar migrants

United States · POLICY Key Facts —The rulings: On 7 August 2026, federal judges Patti Saris in Boston and Matthew Kennelly in Chicago allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan and Myanmar. —Who is affected: About 232 South Sudanese nationals and approximately 4,000 Myanmar natio

Two U.S. district judges rejected cases defending temporary protections for migrants from South Sudan and Myanmar, leaving some at risk for deportation. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued two alerts on its website confirming that, effective Aug. 7, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation had been hal

US judges allow Trump to end protections for migrants from South Sudan, Myanmar  Reuters

Decision follows supreme court ruling that allowed US government to strip protections for Haitians and Syrians Temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of South Sudanese nationals in the United States is set to end after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with stripping their prot

Aug 7 - A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States.