{"id":2641951,"date":"2026-08-07T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-paves-way-for-trump-to-end-south-sudans-temporary-protected-status\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:14:39","slug":"judge-paves-way-for-trump-to-end-south-sudans-temporary-protected-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-paves-way-for-trump-to-end-south-sudans-temporary-protected-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge paves way for Trump to end South Sudan&#8217;s temporary protected status"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-paves-way-for-trump-to-end-south-sudans-temporary-protected-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge approved the Trump governance&#8217;s move to end deportation protections for hundreds of South Sudanese nationals residing in the U.S. the decision followed the recent Supreme Court ruling that limited courts&#8217; ability to block the termination of Temporary protected Status (TPS) for countries like Haiti and Syria. Judge Patti Saris rejected efforts by immigrant advocates to preserve South Sudan\u2019s TPS designation, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the authority to end these protections, as Congress transferred such powers to DHS. The ruling effectively clears the way for the termination of TPS for South Sudan, affecting over 232 beneficiaries and 73 pending applications. The case involved legal arguments about whether DHS or the attorney general has authority over TPS, with Saris affirming DHS&#8217;s powers. The decision aligns with DHS&#8217;s previous move in November to rescind South Sudan&#8217;s TPS designation, citing the country&#8217;s improved conditions. Despite this, some federal judges still maintain protections for nationals of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Burma.DHS officials have celebrated the ruling, emphasizing that it allows the government to implement policies authorized by Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> to end deportation protections that have allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Patti Saris, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton in Boston, rejected a renewed effort by immigrant-rights advocates to preserve South Sudan\u2019s temporary protected status designation, according to her 15-page <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mad.293664\/gov.uscourts.mad.293664.122.0.pdf\">order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4679321\/federal-judge-paves-way-trump-temporary-protected-status-south-sudan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Federal judge paves way for Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-building-bureaucratic-bridge-to-import-more-ukrainian-migrants\/\" title=\"Mayorkas Building Bureaucratic Bridge to Import More Ukrainian Migrants\">end temporary protected status<\/a> for South Sudan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4679078\/ice-authority-policy-under-trump-prohibits-automatic-release-body-camera-footage\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ICE policy under Trump prohibits automatic release of body camera footage<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4678834\/sean-duffy-codify-english-proficiency-truckers-transportation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Duffy moves to codify English proficiency rules for truckers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision came after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> in June allowed the administration to end <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4604161\/supreme-court-allows-trump-end-tps-haiti-syria\/\">similar protections for people from Haiti and Syria<\/a>. The high court\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >6-3 conservative-majority ruling curtailed lower courts\u2019 ability<\/a> to prevent the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> from terminating TPS designations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHS general counsel James Percival celebrated Saris\u2019s decision <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSGenCounsel\/status\/2085752108255441140\">in posts on X shortly<\/a> after it was released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJudge Patti Saris just lifted her order preventing us from terminating TPS for South Sudan,\u201d Percival wrote. \u201cEvery day these \u2018administrative stays\u2019 are in effect is a day the American people are denied what they voted for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a second post, Percival shared what he called \u201ctoday\u2019s TPS update,\u201d listing Haiti, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Nepal, Honduras, Venezuela, and South Sudan as \u201cin effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For those keeping score at home, here is today\u2019s TPS update. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ea5r4kNRYl\">pic.twitter.com\/ea5r4kNRYl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Percival (@DHSGenCounsel) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSGenCounsel\/status\/2085757026647335006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chart identified three federal judges whose orders continue to block the administration from ending TPS for Ethiopia, Somalia, and Burma, naming U.S. District Judges Brian Murphy, Allison Burroughs, and Matthew Kennelly, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Temporary protected status is a program created by Congress in 1990 that allows eligible nationals of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-immigrants-in-springfield-ohio-are-looking-for-a-way-out-after-trump-win-report\/\" title=\"...an Immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, Are Looking for a Way Out After ... Win: Report\">countries facing armed conflict<\/a>, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions to remain in the U.S. temporarily and receive work authorization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHS moved on Nov. 6 to terminate South Sudan\u2019s TPS designation, saying the country no longer met the statutory conditions for the program. The decision affected more than 232 South Sudanese TPS beneficiaries and at least 73 people with pending applications.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saris had previously blocked the termination from taking effect. After the Supreme Court ruling, however, lawyers for South Sudanese nationals and the nonprofit African Communities Together returned to court with a new legal argument they said the justices had not addressed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challengers argued that the 1990 TPS statute refers to the attorney general \u2014 not DHS \u2014 as the official with authority to extend or terminate the protections. DHS was created in 2002, when many immigration-related functions were transferred from the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saris rejected the argument, concluding that Congress had likewise transferred TPS authority to DHS. She wrote that the challengers\u2019 position rested on a \u201cself-contradictory, self-defeating foundation,\u201d because DHS\u2019s supposed inability to terminate TPS also would mean it lacked the power to extend the designation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4676411\/federal-judge-confirms-dhs-ability-terminate-temporary-protected-status-haitians\/\">FEDERAL JUDGE CONFIRMS DHS CAN TERMINATE TPS FOR HAITI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSouth Sudan\u2019s original TPS designation would thus be invalid by the same token as its termination,\u201d Saris wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling allows the administration to proceed with ending the temporary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\">immigration<\/a> protections for South Sudanese nationals unless a higher court intervenes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge clears way for ending South Sudan TPS protections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2641952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26119405145448.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50433,57816,52619,3634],"class_list":["post-2641951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-judge-2","tag-south-sudan","tag-temporary-protected-status","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26119405145448.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641955,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641951\/revisions\/2641955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}