Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Ending TPS for 63,000 Migrants

A federal judge in California, Trina L. Thompson, has blocked the Trump administration from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, citing evidence that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's decision was influenced by racial animus rather than an objective review of country conditions. The ruling temporarily extends TPS protections for more than 60,000 immigrants until at least November 18, pending further legal hearings. Judge Thompson highlighted language used by Noem and President Trump that she said perpetuated discriminatory beliefs about immigrants, including references to the so-called 'Great Replacement Theory' and claims that immigrants were 'poisoning the blood' of the country. The judge emphasized that TPS recipients, who were legally admitted, were unjustly conflated with criminals and stated, "Color is neither a poison nor a crime." This ruling follows a similar 2025 decision by another San Francisco-based federal judge who blocked the termination of TPS for Venezuelan immigrants, with both judges accusing administration officials of racism in their efforts to end TPS protections. The Department of Homeland Security has not yet commented on the ruling.