Court allows Trump administration to end TPS benefits; 7,000 Nepalis likely to be deported
Summary
The US Federal Court of Appeals has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) benefits for nearly 7,000 Nepali immigrants, enabling deportation proceedings to begin.
Key Points
- The US Federal Court of Appeals ruled to allow the Trump administration to terminate TPS benefits for nearly 7,000 Nepalis.
- TPS benefits for approximately 60,000 immigrants from Nepal and Central America had been temporarily maintained by a lower court order.
- The court suspended the lower court's order, enabling the US to proceed with deportations of Nepalis whose TPS benefits expired on August 5.
- TPS benefits for 51,000 Hondurans and 3,000 Nicaraguans are also set to end by September 8 following the appeals court decision.
