Thousands of Haitian immigrants who’ve lived in Springfield, Ohio, for years suddenly disappeared from their jobs, churches and schools after losing their Temporary Protected Status, drivers licenses and work permits last month. ICE agents have fitted many with ankle monitors…
Fueled by Supreme Court, Trump admin sending more TPS holders away
The Trump administration has now succeeded in ending Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from 12 nations with an additional termination pending in federal court. TPS is a federal program created in 1990 to grant immigrants who fled war or natural…
Empty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians
These are harrowing days for the Word of Life Center, a church that has long been a vibrant hub of the Haitian community on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Impending deportation of legal immigrants called horrifying and cruel
The nation is about to witness one of the most horrifying chapters in its history as Temporary Protected Status expires for more than 1 million lawfully present immigrants, federal legislators and immigrant rights activists warned Aug. 3 “This is an…
Supreme Court ruling annuls the idea of ‘Christian America’
Contrast this: “America’s doors are closed fully to asylum seekers.” — White House aide Stephen Miller, describing the current U.S. policy toward certain immigrants “I was a stranger and you took me in.” — Jesus of Nazareth, describing the terms…
High court allows Trump to deport Haitians and Syrians
The Trump administration can now end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians who fled to the United States to escape natural disaster and persecution in their home countries, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25. The 6-3 decision along…
‘Israel First’ suspected behind attack on Somalis in Minnesota
President Donald Trump’s social media rant pledging to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota was an extension of the “Israel First” argument with American conservatism, a U.S. Muslim leader said. The “Israel First” movement holds that American…
9th circuit says Trump can rescind temporary protection for immigrants
The Trump administration can proceed with plans to rescind temporary deportation protections for more than 60,000 Honduran, Nepali and Nicaraguan immigrants, a federal appellate court in San Francisco ruled Aug. 20. The two-page decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court…
Trump will deport 70,000 Nicaraguans and 4,000 Hondurans
The Trump administration is rescinding the Temporary Protected Status of about 70,000 Nicaraguans and 4,000 Hondurans. The Department of Homeland Security published notices of the terminations in the Federal Register July 8. The move follows similar actions this year against…
Trump administration ends protected status for Haitian immigrants
Haitian immigrants who fled chaos and violence to start new lives in the U.S. have wondered if and when the Trump administration would start deporting them. They got their answer Friday, June 27: Their Temporary Protected Status ends Sept. 2….
Immigration updates: Trump defies court orders and betrays Afghans
The federal government must resume processing and admitting refugees tentatively approved for resettlement before President Donald Trump took office in January, a U.S. court has ruled. But like similar decisions before it, the April 9 order has yet to prompt…
Federal judge finds Trump TPS ruling ‘lacking in evidentiary support’
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking the Temporary Protective Status of about 350,000 Venezuelans as a lawsuit against the federal government continues. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen issued a 78-page decision March 31 declaring the revocation…