An appeals court on Wednesday as permitted the Trump administration to continue with its plans to terminate deportation protections for tens of thousands from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. File Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court is permitting the Trump administration to continue with its termination of deportation protections for tens of thousands of people in the United States from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua amid litigation.
The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit approved the Trump administration's request for a stay pending appeal on Wednesday as it challenges a lower court's ruling that initially postponed the federal government's termination of Temporary Protected Status for those from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua until at least Nov. 18, when the next hearing is scheduled to test the merits of the case.
The decision was unanimous. No reason was given.
"This devastating and unexplained decision threatens families who have lived here for decades, raised U.S. citizen children, built businesses and become an integral part of our communities," National TPS Alliance, which brought the case against the Trump administration, said in a statement following the ruling.
