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July 21, 2026
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Policy Stripping Work Permits from Immigrants
- U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton temporarily blocked a policy that would strip work permits from tens of thousands of asylum seekers and TPS holders.
- The ruling supports a lawsuit from immigrant rights groups, arguing that the Trump administration's policies were unlawfully implemented.
- The judge will decide by August 5 whether to extend the block further, ensuring work permits remain intact for affected individuals.
2 Sources
- US judge blocks Trump administration from stripping immigrants of work permitsJul 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM · Reuters
- Judge temporarily blocks Trump policy stripping thousands of immigrants’ work permitsJul 21, 2026 at 8:02 PM · Independent