Cases · Terminations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations

National TPS Alliance v. Noem

Ninth Circuit · No. 25-05724 · Filed Feb 19, 2025 · Class action

Latest development

Ninth Circuit denied government's TPS stay requests after remand

The appellate stay requests are denied. The order identifies November 6, 2026 as the expiration of the Supreme Court’s existing stay; it does not make relief effective on October 30.

Status as of
October 30, 2026
Docket reviewed through
October 30, 2026

About the case

On October 30, 2026, the Ninth Circuit denied the government’s motion to stay the district court’s preliminary injunction pending appeal and its alternative request for an administrative stay of at least 21 days. The order states that the existing Supreme Court stay expires upon issuance of its mandate on November 6. Merits briefing will be expedited by separate order.

Relief

The plaintiffs seek to preserve Venezuela and Haiti TPS protections and invalidate the challenged rollback decisions.

What's next

November 6 Supreme Court mandate and expiration of its existing stay; separate Ninth Circuit merits-briefing order.

New on the docket, not yet reviewed

Nothing new since the last review.

Reviewed events

  1. Ninth Circuit denied stay pending appeal and alternative administrative stay

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  2. Plaintiffs filed second amended complaint under the limited amendment order

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  3. TPS holders opposed government’s motion for a stay pending appeal

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  4. District court permitted removal of barred claims but rejected three new constitutional claims

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  5. Supreme Court vacated TPS judgment and remanded

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  6. Supreme Court distributed TPS cert petition for conference

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  7. Government sought Supreme Court review of TPS merits ruling

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  8. Ninth Circuit denied government's motion to vacate earlier TPS precedent

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  9. Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc in TPS merits appeal

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

  10. Ninth Circuit affirmed merits rulings against TPS rollbacks

    National TPS Alliance v. Noem · 9th Cir. · Source

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