Federal Judge Blocks DHS Move to End Deportation Protections for 3 Countries

U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson cited ’stereotyping' in public statements made by President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, on Dec. 11, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration cannot end deportation protections for thousands of nationals from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that the end of temporary protected status (TPS) for Nicaragua would occur in September, Honduras also in September, and Nepal in August.