- A federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from stripping work authorization for tens of thousands of asylum seekers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders — including people from El Salvador, Sudan and Ukraine.
- The pause lasts while the court reviews the policies; the judge will decide whether to extend it by Aug. 5 and already ruled USCIS can’t revoke work permits or impose penalties for unpaid fees for now.
- The dispute stems from a 2025 law that added asylum application fees and limited TPS work rights; plaintiffs say USCIS implemented the changes without required public notice and applied them retroactively.
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