Judge allows Trump to end South Sudan TPS protections
By The BriefBrief
A federal judge rejected an effort to keep TPS for South Sudanese nationals, allowing the Trump administration to end protections.
WHO:US district judge Patti Saris
WHAT:Rejected a bid to keep Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudanese nationals and allowed the Trump administration to strip TPS protections.
WHEN:Reported Aug 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM ET
WHERE:Massachusetts
WHY:The judge ruled the Trump administration could move forward with ending TPS protections for South Sudanese nationals after a Supreme Court ruling affecting TPS for other groups.
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