From Fox News: A federal appeals court in San Francisco granted a stay allowing the government to proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The reliably liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order freezing a lower court ruling that would have vacated Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to end the protections.
The court found the government was likely to succeed on the grounds that the DHS decision was not “arbitrary or capricious,” suggesting that the decision-making process was rational.
“The government is likely to prevail in its argument that the Secretary’s decision-making process in terminating TPS for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal was not arbitrary and capricious,” court documents said.
The report explains that Honduras and Nicaragua migrants had first received protections from deportation in 1999 after Hurricane Mitch, while Nepal migrants were first given TPS in 2015 following a massive earthquake.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem wrote in a statement, “A win for the rule of law and vindication for the US Constitution. Under the previous administration, Temporary Protected Status was abused to allow violent terrorists, criminals, and national security threats into our nation.
“TPS was never designed to be permanent, yet previous administrations have used it as a de facto amnesty program for decades. Given the improved situation in each of these countries, we are wisely concluding what was intended to be a temporary designation.”
A win for the rule of law and vindication for the US Constitution. Under the previous administration, Temporary Protected Status was abused to allow violent terrorists, criminals, and national security threats into our nation.
TPS was never designed to be permanent, yet… pic.twitter.com/SZhVNuhU1n
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 9, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi also responded to the ruling, writing on X, “This is a crucial legal win from @TheJusticeDept attorneys that helps clear the way for President Trump’s continued deportations.
“As the court found, “the government is likely to prevail in its argument” that ending Temporary Protected Status for some immigrants is sound and lawful policy. We are proud to represent the Trump Administration in court every day.”
This is a crucial legal win from @TheJusticeDept attorneys that helps clear the way for President Trump’s continued deportations.
As the court found, “the government is likely to prevail in its argument” that ending Temporary Protected Status for some immigrants is sound and… https://t.co/KPk1Sgio4o
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) February 10, 2026
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