Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)

• October 3, 2018

  On Oct. 3, 2018, Judge Edward Chen issued a preliminary injunction preventing DHS from implementing TPS terminations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan while the case is resolved on its merits.

• September 14, 2020

  Ninth Circuit Ramos Decision

  On September 14, 2020, the Ninth Circuit overturned the 2018 district court injunction which had temporarily blocked the Trump Administration's plans to terminate TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan. However, because the appellate court has not issued its directive to the district court to make that ruling effective, the injunction remains in place. Ramos v. Nielsen (N.D. Cal. Case No. 3:18-cv-01554); (Ninth Cir. Case No. 18-16981).
  
  **Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**

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• December 9, 2020

  Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal

  DHS announced that beneficiaries under the TPS designation for El Salvador will retain their TPS while the preliminary injunction in Ramos and the Bhattarai order remain in effect, provided that the TPS is not withdrawn because of individual ineligibility. Although a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction in Ramos on September 14, 2020, the appellate court had not issued its directive to the district court to make that ruling effective and the injunction thus remains in place as of 12/09/20.

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