Federal judge finds 'racial and discriminatory animus' in Trump move to cancel temporary protected status
The 37-page ruling by San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson argued the move by Homeland Security Secretary Krisiti Noem to cancel the temporary humanitarian protections appeared to be parietally rooted in "racial and discriminatory animus" in support of their Fifth Amendment claim.
"Color is neither a poison nor a crime," the ruling states. "Therefore, Plaintiffs have provided sufficient evidence to establish that Plaintiffs will likely succeed on the merits of their Fifth Amendment claim."
The ruling is a reprieve for more than 60,000 immigrants who have been allowed to legally live and work in the United States under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program.
The Trump administration was poised to end the protections for Honduran and Nicaraguan migrants as it ramps up deportations. TPS was set to expire for Honduras and Nicaragua in September.
The decision to end TPS for the two nations comes weeks after DHS terminated the same status for Haiti and months after terminating TPS for Venezuelans. A federal judge has since blocked that termination amid an ongoing legal battle.
In her ruling, Thompson noted statements made by Noem, like those that cast illegal immigrants as "invaders" or "criminals," "perpetuate the discriminatory belief that certain immigrant populations will replace the white population."
"Although the Secretary's statements 'may appear innocent or only mildly offensive to one who is not a member of the targeted group,' the statements are 'in reality . . . intolerably abusive or threatening when understood from the perspective of a plaintiff who is a member of the targeted group'," she wrote.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and Department of AHomeland Security.
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a ruling that lifted a San Francisco District Court Judge's injunction that temporarily blocked the termination of TPS for Venezuelans, paving the way for the administration to legally revoke TPS for subsequent nations.
Created by Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990, TPS allows individuals from countries affected by natural disasters, war, or other dangerous, unusual circumstances to seek refuge in the U.S. This program can be renewed in 18-month increments.
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