An activist federal judge in California has delayed the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal.
The Democrat-aligned judge bizarrely accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of using “race” as a criterion while revoking TPS.
The ruling adds to the legal challenges facing the president as he pushes forward with his deportation agenda.
It comes as the administration works to dismantle policies that many on the Left argue have provided a stable and secure environment for illegal aliens in the U.S.
Judge Trina Thompson, a Biden appointee, argued that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to terminate TPS for these groups was “likely preordained” and driven by “racial animus,” violating the Administrative Procedure Act.
In her ruling, Thompson stated that illegal aliens were being unfairly targeted based on their race, suggesting that the administration was pushing them out of the country due to their national origin, rather than any objective or country-specific reasons.
“The freedom to live fearlessly, the opportunity of liberty, and the American dream,” Thompson wrote in the order, adding, “That is all Plaintiffs seek.”
“Color is neither a poison nor a crime.”
This bold statement by a Biden-appointed judge