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Judge postpones Yemen’s TPS expiration as Supreme Court decision looms

The Hill·Zach Schonfeld·about 1 month ago
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A federal judge on Friday postponed the Trump administration’s decision to end temporary legal protections for  roughly 3,000 Yemeni nationals , which was set to take effect next week.  U.S. District Judge Dale Ho joined a chorus of federal judges who’ve found the administration isn’t following the proper procedures when terminating countries from the temporary protected status (TPS) program, a key prong of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.  “TPS holders from Yemen are not killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies,” Ho wrote in his 36-page opinion .   “They are ordinary, law-abiding people who have been granted status to be here because the Government has repeatedly determined, in accordance with the TPS statute, that Yemen is subject to an ongoing armed conflict, and that, due to that conflict, requiring them to return would pose a serious threat their safety,” the judge continued.  Ho is an appointee of former…

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