- Following the Supreme Court’s decision last month to block nationwide injunctions in the various birthright citizenship cases, plaintiffs immediately refiled their suits as class actions to cover all impacted individuals, not just the plaintiffs themselves. Today, the judge hearing the case in the New Hampshire District Court certified the class and issued a new preliminary injunction blocking federal agencies from enforcing the executive order.
- On Tuesday, the administration official announced the end of TPS for nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua. While the original expiration date for TPS had been July 5, the administration had failed to make an official announcement on the program until July 8. By statute, those with TPS must be given 60 days from the date of the official announcement before revoking status; individuals from Honduras and Nicaragua will remain in valid TPS status with work authorization until September 8, 2025. We expect there will be legal challenges that may delay this new expiration date even further, but those who could lose TPS in the coming months should consult with an attorney to find a more permanent solution to their situation.
- In a rare bit of good news to come out of the Supreme Court, the Court refused to overturn a lower court injunction that blocked the enforcement of an anti-immigrant law in Florida. The law, passed by the Florida legislature in February, would have made it a crime for undocumented immigrants to enter or re-enter the state.The District Court judge had agreed with the plaintiffs that the law was unconstitutional, and the appeals court had refused to hear the case last month. The unsigned order from the Supreme Court means that the lower court’s injunction remains in place.