DHS Blocked From Ending Deportation Protection for South Sudanese

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to halt its plan to scrap deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals who are living in the United States. Boston-based U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley granted an emergency request by South Sudanese nationals and an immigrant rights group to extend the temporary protected status (TPS) that is due to end next week Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice indicating that TPS for South Sudanese would be terminated on Jan. 5, 2026, meaning that any nationals living in the United States under that status need to leave before then or face immigration enforcement efforts....