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Key Facts
—The rulings: On 7 August 2026, federal judges Patti Saris in Boston and Matthew Kennelly in Chicago allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan and Myanmar.
—Who is affected: About 232 South Sudanese nationals and approximately 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the United States will lose deportation protection and work authorisation.
—The legal trigger: A Supreme Court ruling on 25 June 2026, decided 6–3 in Mullin v. Doe, held that the TPS statute bars judicial review of everything except constitutional challenges.
