Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Federal District Courts no longer can block TPS Terminations

The Obama Judge Who Blocked Somalia Deportations Just Reversed Herself and Handed Donald Trump a Win

The Same Judge Who Blocked Trump Just Cleared His Path...She was the wall.

Then the Supreme Court handed down Mullin v. Doe on June 25 – a 6-3 ruling along conservative lines that stripped federal district courts of their power to block TPS terminations based on non-constitutional claims.

Burroughs wrote that she was "bound … to view things through the Mullin prism," referring to the Supreme Court case.

"Plaintiffs have made a convincing showing that they will suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is withheld … and the balance of hardships and the public interest also favor Plaintiffs, given that the government has made no showing that maintaining TPS status for the duration of this litigation would impose an undue burden," she wrote.

Burroughs lifted her own stay.

Somalia's TPS designation is now officially terminated – effective August 14, 2026 – after 35 years of protections that were supposed to be temporary.

Work permits previously issued to Somali TPS holders are now void.

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