The Trump administration is removing temporary protection from 13 countries as part of its immigration crackdown.
Published May 1, 2026
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping temporary deportation protections for about 3,000 Yemenis living in the United States, in the latest legal setback for the president’s immigration crackdown.
U.S. District Judge Dale Ho on Friday ruled in favor of a group of Yemenis who were suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over plans to end their Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
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TPS provides temporary protection from deportation to people in countries suffering from conflict, natural disasters, or other dangerous situations. The Trump administration has sought to suspend TPS designations for 13 countries, but most have been blocked in court.
Earlier this week, the conservative-controlled U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider the administration’s appeal challenging a similar ruling that blocked the government from ending protections for more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 people from Syria.
DHS’ decision to end TPS for Yemenis living in the United States, first announced in February, was scheduled to take effect Monday before being blocked by Judge Ho.
Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in her initial announcement that despite persistent concerns about the conflict and humanitarian situation, Yemen “no longer meets the law’s requirements for temporary protected status.”
The Middle Eastern country was also one of 12 countries targeted by the Trump administration’s travel ban last year.
The U.S. State Department’s travel advisory warns residents against traveling to Haiti, Syria, and Yemen due to threats such as terrorism, kidnapping, and civil unrest. Supporters argue that sending immigrants living in the United States back to these countries would put their lives at risk.
“This is really life or death,” Just Futures Law co-founder and legal director Sejal Zota told The Associated Press about the upcoming case before the Supreme Court.
