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Story summary
- U.S. Judge Nathaniel Gorton blocked administration’s plan to strip work permits from asylum seekers and TPS holders in a July 21, 2026 order.
- The order bars USCIS from revoking permits, preserving TPS for El Salvador through September 9 and for Sudan and Ukraine through October 19, maintaining employment.
- Plaintiffs say USCIS acted without notice and applied the 2025 law retroactively, violating the Administrative Procedure Act.
- Gorton will issue a ruling on the injunction by August 5, 2026.
