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by\u00a0Sage R\u00edos Mace<\/a><\/strong> December 31, 2025 (MissionLocal.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/newspack-missionlocal.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4EA50962-0F66-4461-9EED-AA48DD5FC72EIMG_0569-780x585.jpg\")
A San Francisco federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration\u2019s decision to end Temporary Protected Status was unlawful, restoring the status for nearly 90,000 immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. District Court Judge Trina Thompson\u2019s decision pertains to a recent lawsuit<\/a> that challenged the administration\u2019s decision<\/a> to terminate TPS for migrants who fled natural disasters in Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua. It was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and partnering law firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The program covers about 72,000 Hondurans, 13,000 Nepalis and 4,000 Nicaraguans, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It gives them temporary status to legally stay in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want the latest on the Mission and San Francisco? Sign up for our free daily newsletter<\/strong> below.Sign up<\/p>\n\n\n\n The administration announced its intentions to cancel the Biden-era extension of TPS in July. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision on Aug. 20<\/a>, and on Sept. 7, TPS holders from Nicaragua and Honduras lost their status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wednesday\u2019s decision restores TPS for those from Nepal, Nicaragua and Honduras. However, the government could challenge Thompson\u2019s ruling by appealing the decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jhonny Silva, 30, who is from Honduras, lost his job<\/a> as a nursing student after TPS was terminated in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe court\u2019s order today is a tremendous relief, but the administration\u2019s decision to terminate TPS has already wreaked havoc for me and so many others,\u201d Silva wrote in an email today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He continued,\u201cI hope that this means my child and I can be secure in the United States for the time being but we will not give up fighting to protect our rights and the rights of others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In today\u2019s 52-page decision<\/a>, Thompson wrote that the administration failed to adequately consider country conditions that would prevent TPS holders from safely returning and rebuilding their lives in their home countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thompson found that the decision to end TPS was likely \u201cpreordained,\u201d meaning that it was made before the government received country-condition reviews for Honduras and Nicaragua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The decision alleges that the Department of Homeland Security relied on \u201cskewed data,\u201d requesting roughly one page of information on country conditions. The latter, Judge Thompson concluded, failed to capture the full scope of the conditions in the affected countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The judge further concluded that the decision was likely motivated by racial animus, echoing claims previously raised by the National TPS Alliance, one of the organizations that represents the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the court order, Thompson cited statements by President Trump and social media posts by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that portrayed TPS holders as criminal invaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among them were Trump\u2019s statement that migrants were \u201cpoisoning the blood of our country,\u201d and another in which he wrote, \u201cYou now know a murderer. I believe this; it\u2019s in their genes,\u201d when referring to migrants in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thompson wrote, \u201cThese statements reflect a stereotyping of the immigrants protected under the TPS program as criminal invaders and perpetuate the discriminatory belief that certain immigrant populations will replace the white population.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because of you, Mission Local reached and surpassed our $300,000 year-end fundraising goal. All we can say is thank you. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for choosing to invest in a local newsroom rooted in San Francisco\u2019s communities \u2014 one that listens first and reports deeply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you haven\u2019t yet had a chance to give, it\u2019s not too late to be part of this community. Your contribution today helps sustain the reporting our city relies on all year long.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re grateful you\u2019re here \u2014 and we\u2019d be honored to have you join our donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n sage@missionlocal.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m covering immigration for Mission Local and got my start in journalism with El Tecolote. Most recently, I completed a long-term investigation for El Centro de Periodismo Investigativo in San Juan, PR and I am excited to see where journalism takes me next. Off the clock, I can be found rollerblading through Golden Gate Park or reading under the trees with my cat, Mano.More by Sage R\u00edos Mace<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Next stop is likely the Ninth Circuit Court by\u00a0Sage R\u00edos Mace December 31, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) A San Francisco federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration\u2019s decision to end Temporary Protected Status was unlawful, restoring the status for nearly 90,000 immigrants. U.S. District Court Judge Trina Thompson\u2019s decision pertains to… Continue reading ![\"Mission](\"https:\/\/newspack-missionlocal.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mission-local-logo-300x300.jpg\"){kind=logo}
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