Judge Blocks DHS From Ending Protections for 2,800 Yemeni Nationals

The Trump administration is seeking to end temporary protections for Yemenis citing national interests.

A Yemeni man walks in the ruins of a building destroyed in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Feb. 1, 2019. Mohammed Huwais /AFP/Getty Images

A district court ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals in the United States, which removes their deportation protection.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in February announced the TPS designation for Yemenis would end on May 4.