Temporary Protected Status – South Sudan

• Until a higher court decides otherwise, TPS and related work authorization for South Sudanese TPS holders remains valid per a federal court order.
• ለሌላ የኢሚግሬሽን እፎይታ ያመለከተ የ TPS ያዥ፣ ለምሳሌ ጥገኝነት፣ በሌላ በመጠባበቅ ላይ ባለ ማመልከቻ ላይ በመመስረት እንዲሰራ ሊፈቀድለት ይችላል፣ እና ሌሎች የቅጥር ፍቃድ ማረጋገጫዎችን ለቀጣሪዎች ሊያቀርብ ይችላል።

• If your employer asks, you can show them this federal court order, showing that work authorization for TPS holders from South Sudan has been extended and remains valid.
• If your employer asks, and you have work authorization pursuant to another form of immigration relief, such as a pending asylum claim, you can show them your work permit pursuant to other immigration relief.
• በማህበር የተወከሉ ከሆነ፣ የእርስዎን ህብረት ተወካይ ያነጋግሩ።

• በማህበር የተወከሉ ከሆነ፣ የእርስዎን ህብረት ተወካይ ያነጋግሩ። ማኅበራችሁ ላልተከፈለ የዕረፍት ፈቃድ፣ የሥራ ስንብት ክፍያ ወይም ሌላ የመለያየት ጥቅማጥቅሞችን ከአሰሪዎ ጋር መደራደር ይችላል።
• የታመነ የኢሚግሬሽን ጠበቃን ወዲያውኑ ያግኙ። ከ "notarios" ወይም አጭበርባሪዎች ይጠንቀቁ. በአጠገብዎ ታዋቂ የሆነ የህግ አገልግሎት አቅራቢ ያግኙ።

On December 22, 2025, advocates filed a challenge to the Trump administration’s termination of TPS for South Sudan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. On December 30, 2025, the federal district court blocked (“stayed”) the termination of TPS for South Sudan. This means that until a higher court decides otherwise, South Sudanese TPS holders continue to enjoy TPS protection from deportation and related work authorization.

The court case led by African Communities Together and four South Sudanese TPS recipients continues, African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-cv-13939-PBS (D. Mass.). The plaintiffs are represented by Muslim Advocates and Haitian Bridge Alliance.

The lawsuit will continue and additional details will be known in the coming months. The judge has not yet made a final decision on this case. Asylum applications may still be filed.