Federal Judge Blocks TPS Termination for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
A federal judge has blocked the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua.
On December 31, 2025, California District Judge Trina L. Thompson ruled that the Department of Homeland Security violated the law by making termination of TPS decisions before reviewing current country conditions.
In their initial termination notices, DHS held that people from these countries no longer needed protections because the original environmental disasters that granted them TPS were no longer causing imminent danger. However, the federal judge also found that the federal agency ignored current safety concerns, such as civil unrest and food insecurity.
TPS remains in effect for Honduran, Nepali, and Nicaraguan foreign nationals
Because the federal judge ruled these terminations unlawful, TPS protections remain in place for now. Manifest immigration attorney Ana Gabriela Urizar says those under this status will remain protected from deportation.
“We’ll have to monitor this in case more challenges arise in the future,” she says. “In the meantime, we’ll need to wait until USCIS provides guidance on what TPS holders should do.”
