San Francisco — Yesterday, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) request to stay and halt the district court’s July 31 order, which had postponed the termination of TPS for 60,000 people from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua until November 18, 2025. As a result, the case will continue, but Nepali TPS holders lose protections and work authorization immediately, and for Hondurans and Nicaraguans TPS protections are set to expire on September 8, 2025. 

In Response Staff Members of the Central American Resource Center of Los Angeles Have Issued the Following Statement:  

“We are devastated by today’s decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals, which sided with hate and racism by this administration. This attack on the TPS community is one of the biggest attempts to separate families and strip status from over 60,000 people who have lived lawfully in the United States for decades.” said Martha Arevalo, Executive Director “Every day we grow more concerned about the continuing abuse of power in this country. We call on our representatives at all levels to continue to intervene with the goal of protecting our immigrant communities.” 

To our Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Nepali TPS community, we are with you. We stand in solidarity, and you are not alone. We will continue to explore every avenue in our work with the National TPS Alliance and allies to protect our communities. 

 “The court offered no explanation for its decision to allow this administration’s hateful agenda to move forward in stripping status. In these times, we remind the community to explore all immigration options by seeking advice from a qualified immigration attorney or DOJ accredited representative.  Additionally, collective knowledge is power-we encourage everyone to attend a Know Your Rights event as we fight back against the hateful actions of this administration.” said Julie Mitchell, CARECEN-LA Legal Director 

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