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Judge Blocks Deportation of 3,000 Yemeni Refugees, Extends TPS

5/2/2026

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Federal Judge Dale E. Ho in Manhattan blocked the Trump administration from deporting roughly 3,000 Yemeni refugees by extending their Temporary Protected Status.
He rebuked former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for a December post calling immigrants “killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.”
Immigrant-rights groups praised the ruling, while the Department of Homeland Security said keeping Yemenis contradicts the national interest and that TPS is temporary.

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Federal Judge Dale E. Ho in Manhattan blocked the Trump administration from deporting roughly 3,000 Yemeni refugees by extending their Temporary Protected Status.
He rebuked former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for a December post calling immigrants “killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.”
Immigrant-rights groups praised the ruling, while the Department of Homeland Security said keeping Yemenis contradicts the national interest and that TPS is temporary.